Re: more on adjectives
| From: | Adam Walker <dreamertwo@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, September 5, 2001, 11:33 |
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>From: Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
>Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 02:14:21 -0400
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>But even "Black and white stupid old hunting dog" doesn't sound unmarked
>to me. That would seem to me to be emphasizing the color.
>
It almost sounds non-native to me. I agree that it emphasizes the color,
but I'm not sure that it is acceptable. Neither am I sure that it isn't. I
think I've got a chart some where that shows the "natural" order of English
adjectives.
Adam
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