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Fln Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Combination of nouns
Hi excuse me what is the diffrence between "the colour blue" and "the blue colour"
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In terms of nouns, we almost always just say 'blue'. eg My favourite colour is blue. My wife likes red but I like blue.
- In terms of nouns, we almost always just say 'blue'.
- eg My favourite colour is blue.
- My wife likes red but I like blue.
- We don't often say 'the colour blue', and almost never 'the blue colour'.
- In my experience, learners of English often mistakenly use the phrase 'blue colour', eg I have a blue colour sweater.
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In terms of nouns, we almost always just say 'blue'.
eg My favourite colour is blue. My wife likes red but I like blue.
We don't often say 'the colour blue', and almost never 'the blue colour'.
In my experience, learners of English often mistakenly use the phrase 'blue colour', eg I have a blue colour sweater. eg My jacket is blue colour.
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