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Pluvious

(4,310 posts) Thu Feb 3, 2022, 10:26 PM Feb 2022

The reason why we never say Tock-Tick nor Kong King...

I had never known this, yet I did !!

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The reason why we never say Tock-Tick nor Kong King... (Original Post) Pluvious Feb 2022 OP

I knew about rule for the order of adjectives, but I was never taught it. Ocelot II Feb 2022 #1

Why are the words Beachnutt Feb 2022 #2

Because our confusing English is what you get when you combine highplainsdem Feb 2022 #3

Ocelot II

(115,693 posts)

1. I knew about rule for the order of adjectives, but I was never taught it.

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Thu Feb 3, 2022, 10:30 PM

Feb 2022

I just know it and always have:

Quantity or number.
Quality or opinion.
Size.
Age.
Shape.
Color.
Proper adjective (often nationality, other place of origin, or material)
Purpose or qualifier.

Now I need to find out if other language have a similar rule.

Beachnutt

(7,324 posts)

2. Why are the words

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Fri Feb 4, 2022, 02:13 AM

Feb 2022

Good
Food
not pronounced the same ?

highplainsdem

(48,978 posts)

3. Because our confusing English is what you get when you combine

Reply to Beachnutt (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 4, 2022, 03:12 AM

Feb 2022

a number of languages into one and take centuries to standardize spelling and pronunciation.

Some detailed info here:

https://public.oed.com/blog/early-modern-english-pronunciation-and-spelling

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