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Snarf Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

"...white naked..." vs. "...naked white..."

Sometimes I get frustrated with the best order for adjectives. For example:

"The moon shone off of her white naked body."

Or:

"The moon shone off of her naked white body."

Is one better-sounding or more proper than the other?

Thanks.
  

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Snarf Is one better-sounding or more proper than the other? Yes. The second.

  • Snarf Is one better-sounding or more proper than the other?
  • Yes.
  • The second.
  • Delete 'of' too.
  • CJ
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SnarfIs one better-sounding or more proper than the other?
Yes. The second. Delete 'of' too.

CJ

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