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johndburger t1_iyb2ifw wrote
Reply to comment by grondin in ELI5 why we first multiply, then add by TheManNamedPeterPan
That’s fun, but there’s actually reason to believe that adjective ordering really is based on more than simple convention. In particular it seems to hold across many different languages.
https://medium.com/ontologik/the-universal-adjective-ordering-mystery-not-a-mystery-c10614e50761
Edit: The Chomsky Universal Grammar stuff in that article is bullshit though.
badgerj t1_iyblf87 wrote
Rad! Thanks!
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