In all my years of English training (maybe 1 or 2 at the most ), I have never seen any rule for how adjectives are ordered. It just seems to come naturally. For example, a fifty-something, stupid, golden gopher is different from a golden, fifty-something , stupid gopher.
A friend sent me this linguist's explanation. It seems true in my experience. For your enjoyment:
Source: https://www.facebook.com/stevetheva...468115645813/1176801089045845/?type=3&theater
There are other examples on the Internet.
John
A friend sent me this linguist's explanation. It seems true in my experience. For your enjoyment:
Source: https://www.facebook.com/stevetheva...468115645813/1176801089045845/?type=3&theater
There are other examples on the Internet.
John