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RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car"
January 22, 2018 at 9:59 pm
(January 22, 2018 at 9:53 pm)pool the matey Wrote: (January 22, 2018 at 9:16 pm)chimp3 Wrote: It depends!
If I am sitting at a table of folks and we are discussing the age of our red cars, I might say "I have a new red car".
If we are discussing the color of our new cars, I might say "I have a red new car".
I think "I have a red new car" can be used even if you're discussing the age of your cars but using "I have a new red car" when you're discussing the color of your car seem a bit odd because "new" there is a bit more unnecessary than "red" in the previous sentence. Maybe that's why they think it's the more correct one?
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RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car"
January 23, 2018 at 1:59 am
For some reason new red car doesn't sound right but makes more logical sense.
A car and it's colour is one object and should be treated as such ...ie a red car
The newness of the car is not describing the car ... it is subjective ... ie ...second hand but new to me
red and car should be as close together as possible ...
(PS, I just got a reply back from Oxford dictionary ... they asked me if I'm Indian?
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RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car"
January 23, 2018 at 2:15 am
I don't know which is technically the most accurate.
Talking about cars though to me it would make more sense to say new red car.
Even if I had bought two new cars and was comparing colours I'd still say this is my new blue car and this is my new red car.
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RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car"
January 23, 2018 at 4:42 am
This are an important thread. Grammar am very important. Easiest solutions is to painting the car bluishly.
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RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car"
January 23, 2018 at 5:09 am
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RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car"
January 23, 2018 at 5:23 am
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RE: Which is grammatically more right - "red new car" or "new red car"
January 23, 2018 at 6:10 am
"I have a new car, it's red."
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