The more thought I give about the order of adjuncts and adjectives before a noun, the less sense it all makes. Not a native speaker, but using English on a daily basis.
For instance, in "Relational database management system", does Relational determine the system, the database or the database management?
Similarly, in "Monthly progress report", is the progress report monthly, or just the progress?
Finally, if we take "plastic food container" vs "organic food container", it is easy to identify what determines what, but in some highly technical texts, I can not always figure out the sequence.
Any rules that would apply?
Thanx,
Gj
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