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Kenny1999 Posted 4 years ago
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My new and sexy clothes, my new sexy clothes?

I believe that "my new sexy clothes" are correct rather than "My new and sexy clothes". However, how to explain this? I am not able to explain to myself too!

  

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Both ways are correct enough. English is flexible in these matters. It is often simply a matter of writer's choice, although there is usually a normal, standard format.

  • Both ways are correct enough.
  • English is flexible in these matters.
  • It is often simply a matter of writer's choice, although there is usually a normal, standard format.
  • In this case, I would normally expect "my **** new clothes", that is, my new clothes that are ****.
  • The reverse order, less likely, "my new **** clothes", is my **** clothes that are new, and it implies that you are adding to your collection of **** clothes.
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Both ways are correct enough. English is flexible in these matters. It is often simply a matter of writer's choice, although there is usually a normal, standard format.

In this case, I would normally expect "my **** new clothes", that is, my new clothes that are ****. The reverse order, less likely, "my new **** clothes", is my **** clothes that are new, and it implies that you are addin

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kenny1999I am not able to explain it to myself too! either!

This is a "by the way".

As shown above.


1) You have to say what you are explaining after the verb 'explain'.

2) too goes with affirmatives; either goes with negative

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