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adjectives in English absolutely have to be in this order: opinion size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun. So you can have a lovely little old rectangular green French silver whittling knife. But if you mess with that word order in the slightest you'll sound like a maniac. It's an odd thing that every English speaker uses that list, but almost none of us could write it out. And as size comes before colour, green great dragons can't exist.

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Something native english speakers know unconsciously


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EVOLVING VIOLENT LANGUAGE X INSTEAD OF Anna Taylor We're going to launch I'll take the first pass at [it] I won't avoid it any longer That'll feed two birds with one scone SAY THIS What's the due date? I am going to kill this. I am going to attempt to murder you and your family. I can't stop killing and shooting innocent people. I enjoy killing birds, especially in non-humane violent ways. We have to choose which gun We have to choose our opportunities we're going to use to kill each other. What's the date of your execution (by me) (I am going to kill you)
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"But if you mess with that word order in the slightest you'll sound like a maniac."

I mean… it already sounds pretty maniacal to say you have a "lovely knife", if you ask me.

If you do not want this to be the first mental image to come to mind, that is.

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