Submitted by AbleReporter565 t3_10pkxtj in explainlikeimfive
foolishle t1_j6ougcb wrote
Reply to comment by john5-2 in ELI5: Why does the order of adjectives matter? by AbleReporter565
That makes sense and is why if it is a brown big brick wall it sounds like (Brown (big brick) wall). The mis-ordered adjectives change the way the words must be nested in order to maintain the rule.
john5-2 t1_j6p7gz7 wrote
Exactly.
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