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Pinto89a Posted 10 years ago
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Order of adjectives?
Which is correct: a "full white moon" or a "white full moon"? Why?
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pinto89a Which is correct: a "full white moon" or a "white full moon"? Why? "full moon", "half moon", and "crescent moon" are fixed expressions for the phases of the moon, so additional adjectives should be added before them if you are speaking factually about this phase of the moon.
- pinto89a Which is correct: a "full white moon" or a "white full moon"?
- Why?
- "full moon", "half moon", and "crescent moon" are fixed expressions for the phases of the moon, so additional adjectives should be added before them if you are speaking factually about this phase of the moon.
- "white full moon" However, for the idea that the color is completely white, fully white, you might say "full white moon", and perhaps for the purpose of speaking poetically rather than scientifically, you might also say "full white moon".
- CJ
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pinto89a Which is correct: a "full white moon" or a "white full moon"? Why?"full moon", "half moon", and "crescent moon" are fixed expressions for the phases of the moon, so additional adjectives should be added before them if you are speaking factually about this phase of the moon.
"white full moon"
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