Two adjectives beside each other.

Yes, but generally you should separate them with commas. The tall, fat man. It is however becoming more common to leave the comma out when only two adjectives are used. Definitely use commas if you use more three or more adjectives.

The meaning changes with the comma. A tall fat man is a fat man who is tall. A tall, fat man is a man who is both tall and fat.

enoonThe meaning changes with the comma. A tall fat man is a fat man who is tall. A tall, fat man is a man who is both tall and fat.

The difference eludes me.

Read it aloud. "A tall fat man" sounds like a tall FATman. "A tall, fat man" sounds like a tall ... fat ... man. It's not that the comma produces the sound change, it's that when you want one or the other sound, you use the comma or not. It's also not that the meaning difference is of any real consequence here. The upshot is that you need the comma in this one. It's not a mechanical

enoonA tall fat man is a fat man who is tall. A tall, fat man is a man who is both tall and fat.

Hmm. I would have thought a fat man who is tall, a tall man who is fat, and a man who is both tall and fat would all be the same thing.

Likewise for a big red wagon, a cozy little room, and a funny old man.

CJ

OK, you're all trying to convince me I'm insane. This has happened before, and they said I was cured.

A big red wagon is a red wagon that is big. A big, red wagon is, well, not English, and a wagon that is both big and red. "Tall" and "fat" do not pass the test for no comma with "man". You cannot reverse the wagon adjectives (a red big wagon), so they take no comma. You can reverse the ma

enoonYou can reverse the man adjectives (a fat tall man), so they take a comma.

All I can say is that I have never heard of this diagnostic for the use of a comma in this situation.

By the way, 'a fat tall man' seems to have the adjectives in the wrong order to my ear.

CJ

a tall fat man
a tall, fat man

The difference is as enoon says, but it’s meaningless in isolation.

Suppose, for example, that you have witnessed a burglary and that you are now describing to a police officer what the man looked like: I saw a tall, fat man break the window and unlock the door from the inside. More police arrive, and the officer you

Stacking, indeed!

This suggests that to some, fat man is a sort of unit — the kind of unit that blind justi

Thank you teachers,
I will be crazy by seeing your discussion. Please simply tell me,Should I use (comma) or not?
Thanks