Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car"

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Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car"

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RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car"

January 22, 2018 at 10:49 am (This post was last modified: January 22, 2018 at 10:50 am by vulcanlogician.)

Quote:When more than one adjective comes before a noun, the adjectives are normally in a particular order. Adjectives which describe opinions or attitudes (e.g. amazing) usually come first, before more neutral, factual ones (e.g. red):

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar...ives-order

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I've never thought about adjective order... but apparently it's a thing.

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Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by ErGingerbreadMandude - January 22, 2018 at 10:34 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Joods - January 22, 2018 at 10:39 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Gawdzilla Sama - January 22, 2018 at 10:44 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by RoadRunner79 - January 22, 2018 at 10:46 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by I_am_not_mafia - January 22, 2018 at 12:14 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Jackalope - January 22, 2018 at 12:22 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by RoadRunner79 - January 22, 2018 at 12:22 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by vulcanlogician - January 22, 2018 at 1:08 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Gawdzilla Sama - January 22, 2018 at 1:31 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Jackalope - January 22, 2018 at 2:20 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Whateverist - January 22, 2018 at 2:25 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Whateverist - January 22, 2018 at 2:13 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by RoadRunner79 - January 22, 2018 at 2:15 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Whateverist - January 22, 2018 at 2:15 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by vulcanlogician - January 22, 2018 at 10:49 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Grandizer - January 22, 2018 at 11:07 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by DLJ - January 22, 2018 at 11:21 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Gawdzilla Sama - January 22, 2018 at 12:37 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by DLJ - January 22, 2018 at 1:06 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Gawdzilla Sama - January 22, 2018 at 11:09 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Grandizer - January 22, 2018 at 10:56 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by ErGingerbreadMandude - January 22, 2018 at 12:03 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by vulcanlogician - January 22, 2018 at 12:05 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by ErGingerbreadMandude - January 22, 2018 at 2:30 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Cod - January 22, 2018 at 11:04 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by brewer - January 22, 2018 at 11:04 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Neo-Scholastic - January 22, 2018 at 11:07 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by vulcanlogician - January 22, 2018 at 11:32 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Whateverist - January 22, 2018 at 12:00 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by SaStrike - January 22, 2018 at 12:38 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Shell B - January 22, 2018 at 12:58 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by LastPoet - January 22, 2018 at 2:23 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Gawdzilla Sama - January 22, 2018 at 2:24 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Fireball - January 22, 2018 at 4:36 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by The Valkyrie - January 22, 2018 at 4:39 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Whateverist - January 22, 2018 at 4:56 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by The Valkyrie - January 22, 2018 at 4:58 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Whateverist - January 22, 2018 at 5:13 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Gawdzilla Sama - January 22, 2018 at 8:27 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by chimp3 - January 22, 2018 at 9:16 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by ErGingerbreadMandude - January 22, 2018 at 9:53 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by chimp3 - January 22, 2018 at 9:59 pm

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by ignoramus - January 23, 2018 at 1:59 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by paulpablo - January 23, 2018 at 2:15 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by WinterHold - January 23, 2018 at 3:57 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 23, 2018 at 4:42 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by pocaracas - January 23, 2018 at 5:09 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by LastPoet - January 23, 2018 at 5:16 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Mr.Obvious - January 23, 2018 at 5:23 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Gawdzilla Sama - January 23, 2018 at 6:10 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by vulcanlogician - January 23, 2018 at 8:58 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Gawdzilla Sama - January 23, 2018 at 9:17 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Cod - January 23, 2018 at 9:39 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Gawdzilla Sama - January 23, 2018 at 9:48 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Martian Mermaid - January 24, 2018 at 5:59 am

RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car" - by Gawdzilla Sama - January 24, 2018 at 6:48 am

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