Saturday, October 17, 2015

Is there any particular rule for specific colours in adjective order?



I read here that there is a general rule to write an adjective order. But I didn't find any explanation if the rule has a specific order for colours, especially for primary colours.



This may sound stupid but I'm just wondering. I mean is it preferable to say:




red and white flowers





Or:




white and red flowers




Or is there really no grammatical rule to obey?


Answer





I mean is it preferable to say:



red and white flowers Or:



white and red flowers




Or is there really no grammatical rule to obey?




No, there is no rule, you can use any order you like:



"There were white, red, purple and pale-blue flowers on the table" is correct with any permutations of the colours


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