Friday, March 16, 2012

Two adjectives in a row: word order





Which is correct:



She is married to a tall broad-shouldered man, or
She is married to a broad-shouldered tall man?




Thanks.


Answer



tall broad-shouldered man sounds correct compared to broad-shouldered tall man



There is also this list from:
http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/adjectives/order-of-adjectives/



Where I would like believe tall refers to size, and broad-shouldered refers to shape.


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