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The adjective generally comes before the noun it modifies. Is that what you mean by position?
Sorry, I don't know what you mean by "the series of the adjective."

It occurs to me that maybe you are asking why we would say "a big old blue box" instead of "an old blue big box" -- is that what you meant? There are guidelines for this, but I'm afraid I don't know them -- I just do it insitinctively. Maybe soemone else can help, but it would be nice if you could clarify your question.

khoffa big old blue box

Hee! I thought the "series" was "happy, happier, happiest". You're probably right, though.

CJ

I have a feeling we'll never know. It will be one of life's little mysteries.

Hi guys,



When you talk about 'big blue box' versus 'blue big box', I believe the topic is referred to as 'the sequencing of adjectives'.



Clive

So then what is the "series of the ajective", which was (part of) the original question?

CJ