New, green, big, round, wooden table

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ahava_yin

#48641 Sat, 02 Oct 04 03:29 PM

Hi,

I never really thought about this complicated place-of-modifiers thing until I was asked. What is the proper order to arrange information about size, color, shape, and other stuff? Thank you!

ahava_yin

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anon1

#48644 Sat, 02 Oct 04 03:41 PM

Hi ahava yin,

Have a look at for a general discussion on adjectives and here for a detailed discussion on order.

Hope this helps.

MountainHiker

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Mister Micawber

#48647 Sat, 02 Oct 04 04:06 PM

Just a warning, Ahava-- different sources list different adjective orders-- much is idiomatic, while other adjectives are more strictly placed ('wooden' is always last in your example).

'Big new round green wooden table'' is nice; so is 'new big round green wooden table'.

It takes a certain 'feel' to get them in the most natural-sounding order. Thankfully, it is not a problem we have to deal with often.