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

[Gawdzilla Sama]

[DLJ]

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



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

So it's new red car then. Just as I thought.

Is it though?

Getting a 'new red car' implies that there is an 'old red car'.

I suspect that in this case 'new' might not refer to age but instead refer to origin... I have a red, recently purchased (or rented), car.

[vulcanlogician]

I say go with what sounds right.

Yeah, I for one, am not going to bust out this handy-dandy guide every time I need to list adjectives. I'd rather be "wrong" on occasion.

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So it's new red car then. Just as I thought.

Is it though?

Getting a 'new red car' implies that there is an 'old red car'.  

I suspect that in this case 'new' might not refer to age but instead refer to origin... I have a red, recently purchased (or rented), car.

Eh... I think Grandizer had it right. And new being of origin? I think origin is like "from France" as in "funny little French hats."

[Whateverist]

This has been bugging me for some time.
For me the answer is "new red car" but apparently it is "red new car".
Can someone help? There should also be a proper justification with the answer for as to why it is the "more" correct one because it both looks, at least to me, equally right.

English is very, very flexible.

If asked which new car is yours, you would best answer "the red new car".

If asked which red car is yours, you would best answer "the new red car".

But both statements remain interchangeable.  Have fun.

[ErGingerbreadMandude]

Pretty sure it's "new red car". Why? I think it may have something to do with the fact that "redness" is more "ingrained" in the car than its "newness". Thus "red" should be closer to "car" than "new".

Edit: Oh, so I was wrong? What??? Pool, source?

Apparently this question was asked in a prestigious exam for civil service and their stance is that "red new car" is more correct than "new red car" because according to them "new" is more important than "red" as far as the car is concerned so therefore new should come near the car.

[vulcanlogician]

Pretty sure it's "new red car". Why? I think it may have something to do with the fact that "redness" is more "ingrained" in the car than its "newness". Thus "red" should be closer to "car" than "new".

Edit: Oh, so I was wrong? What??? Pool, source?

Apparently this question was asked in a prestigious exam for civil service and their stance is that "red new car" is more correct than "new red car" because according to them "new" is more important than "red" as far as the car is concerned so therefore new should come near the car.

Was there more context to the question, Pool? (Like what Whateverist mentioned above?)

[I_am_not_mafia]

Grammar was never my strong suit. But “grammatically more right” doesn’t sound correct.

What would be grammatically more correct to say then?

"grammatically righter" ?

[Jackalope]

Grammar was never my strong suit. But “grammatically more right” doesn’t sound correct.

What would be grammatically more correct to say then?

"grammatically righter" ?

I'm going with "grammatically more correct".

P.S. It's "new red car".

[RoadRunner79]

What would be grammatically more correct to say then?

"grammatically righter" ?

I'm going with "grammatically more correct".

P.S.  It's "new red car".

very much gooder!

[Gawdzilla Sama]

So it's new red car then. Just as I thought.

Is it though?

Getting a 'new red car' implies that there is an 'old red car'.  

I suspect that in this case 'new' might not refer to age but instead refer to origin... I have a red, recently purchased (or rented), car.

The car could be used, which would make it an old new red car. ("New to me.")