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Heavy tall girl Or tall heavy girl ? Hi all, I have a question about adjective order. If we Have two adjectives to describe size, which One comes first? -There was an elegant heavy tall girl -There was an elegant tall heavy girl
2020년 8월 24일 오전 6:44
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A fascinating question. My "ear" tells me "tall heavy girl". But why? There is an adjective order rule of sorts in English, but, as you note, these are both adjectives of size. I'm going to guess that "tall heavy girl" has balance in its favor - the monosyllabic words are bookending the two-syllable word, so it rolls off the tongue more easily.
2020년 8월 24일
Adjectives should follow a specific order, unless you are trying to emphasise one in particular. In this case "tall" - a size - should come before "heavy" - a physical quality. Here's a good summary: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/adjectives-order
2020년 8월 24일
Adjectives should follow a specific order, unless you are trying to emphasise one in particular. In this case "tall" - a size - should come before "heavy" - a physical quality.
2020년 8월 24일
In agreement about adjective order that others have mentioned. However, size is divided into height and weight, and height comes before weight.
2020년 8월 24일
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