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How and why do we order adjectives?
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How and why do we order adjectives?
How and why do we order adjectives?
7 August 2019
Rules about how we order the adjectives in sentences are complex, and relate to how objective and precise they are, explains Dr Kriszta Szendroi (UCL Linguistics).
Listen: BBC Radio 4’s ‘Fry’s English Delight’ (from 10 mins 25 secs)
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