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Grammar and Linguistics > A little doubt with a sentence, I need a second opinion
A little doubt with a sentence, I need a second opinion
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Flor.c_15
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A little doubt with a sentence, I need a second opinion
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Hello, I have a doubt about the following sentence
He has got short curly fair hair
I found it in a worksheet as an example, but I was pretty sure that the order of the adjectives was different
He has got curly short fair hair
(first the type and then the length)
Now I �m not sure, what do you think? am I wrong? |
31 Jan 2014
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massplus
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Hello! Interesting question! I remember that adjectives order depends on this too: subjectivity. The adjectives closest to the noun are something you can �t discuss. Fair hair for example. It cannot be debated: the hair is fair, not dark or white. But curly, wavy, short, long: these can be open to discussion and lead to different personal points of view - is the hair curly or wavy? Is it that long? So if I �m correct and I hope someone will come to the rescue, you �ll put curly before short if the �curliness � of the hair is more obvious and easier to tell than the length of the said hair. 
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1 Feb 2014
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SOUROURR
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I think that it �s a correct sentence, the three adjectivectives;curly,short and fair are fact adjectives and in the correct order.We generally put fact adjectives in this order:
how big/how old/what colour/where from/what is it made of+ Noun.for example;a beautiful long fair hair.
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1 Feb 2014
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ueslteacher
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@ sourrourr: definitely NOT a hair which would mean only one hair
Edit: on second thought I�m with Lynne:short curly fair hair
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1 Feb 2014
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cunliffe
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Short curly fair hair. That is what people would say, but I don �t know anything about the rules - didn �t even realise there were any!
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1 Feb 2014
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jannabanna
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It �s usually like this:
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How much/many?
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What�s it like?
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How big?
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What shape?
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How old?
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What colour?
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What�s the pattern?
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Where�s it from?
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What�s it made of?
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What is it?
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a/an
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beautiful
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little
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square
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old
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pale red
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check
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French
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silk
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scarf
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one
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nice
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small
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round
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new
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light yellow
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striped
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English
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cotton
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blouse
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three
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ugly
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medium-size
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oval
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modern
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bright green
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plain
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Japanese
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wooden
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desk
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some
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clean
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average-sized
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rectangular
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antique
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dark blue
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flowered
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German
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leather
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car
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a few
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dirty
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large
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pointed
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19th century
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brown
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spotted
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Italian
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gold
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house
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several
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cheap
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big
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triangular
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1930s
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black
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Roman
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metal
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box
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a lot of
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expensive
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white
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Parisian
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paper
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1 Feb 2014
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sarasantos
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Thank you,dear jannabanna!
This chart is quite helpful!
Cheers, Sara |
1 Feb 2014
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FrauSue
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I searched on google with each phrase within quotation marks.
"short curly fair hair" - 6,980 results "curly short fair hair" - 69 results
I agree, short curly fair hair just sounds right. Size - shape - colour seems to be the correct order. |
4 Feb 2014
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