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    For English buffs and Don s.

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    Oops, did not come out right.

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    Have never seen that list before. Interesting. Thanks.

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    Why would you 'correct' 'brown big cat' as that is as legitimate a statement as 'big brown cat' ? How were they to know 'big' was being used as an adjective ? In this case it might not have been.

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    There definitely is a declining hierarchy in English as far as compound adjectives are concerned. A native speaker knows it innately. As an English major and former language teacher we studied/reviewed charts that showed the correct order. Other languages are very fluid or loose regarding word order. So, it is a challenge for language learners to understand rigid English language word order. Otherwise, they won't sound natural like a native speaker. Thus, "brown, big cat" will only be used by non-native students of the language and someone named "ummagumma." 8^)

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