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Yogi2005 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Word order

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00could you tell me which one is correct? 02br
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00a clean new white shirt 02br
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0Either one, according to various sources, Yogi. Both sound fine to me. 02br 02br 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 0Either one, according to various sources, Yogi.
  • Both sound fine to me.
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0Either one, according to various sources, Yogi. Both sound fine to me. 02br
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0 It's also possible, not knowing the full context, that you only need to say "new white shirt", since "new" can imply "clean". 0-
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0 It is difficult to know how you could assess correctness, in a case like this. But if asked to state a preference, I'd choose the first, as the adjectives are then pleasingly arranged in order of transience. 02br
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0 This question reminds me of a story in which children were asked by their teacher to bring in "an old white man's shirt" to use as a painting smock for art class. In this particular school, very few of the children knew any old white men, so the request caused a lot of amusement and confusion until the teacher changed it to "a man's old white shirt." 0-
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