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jpsouth

On a complete tangent, your last sentence was quite jarring to read (at least for me).

I couldn’t work out what was wrong for a minute or two, but it’s the order of your adjectives.

> They are loud, big, and dangerous

To me reads easier as

> They are big, loud, and dangerous

Not nitpicking or trying to correct you, just a bit of personal commentary on the matter.

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> But it isn't. There's a rule. The rule is that multiple adjectives are always ranked accordingly: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose.

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/13/senten...

I based my comment off the Cambridge dictionary, which specifies the order as

> Opinion, size, physical quality, shape, age, colour, origin, material, type and purpose

I think loud is a physical quality, and big is the size so I think the ‘more valid’ way is the latter that I posted, isn’t it?

This is why I love Hacker News. Thousands of experts in thousands of topics. (Not sarcasm)

Haha, I’m absolutely no expert. My knowledge is broad, but far from deep. I like the saying ‘I know enough to be dangerous’, it perfectly suits me.

I agree with the general sentiment though, it’s why I come here too. That and the fact it’s a significantly healthier replacement for discussion than Reddit ever was.

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