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Originally posted by NordlysI'm not dirty, I'm filthy - there's a world of difference.
Leave it alone, you dirty man. 😠
(And it's "its" the second time. 😠)
EDIT: The poor comma you left out was lonely, so I gave it new hope as an extra apostrophe in my post. You've only got yourself to blame.
22 Feb 07
Originally posted by Daemon SinOh, now I see why you posted "sweet, little". But the comma doesn't belong there.
And you didn't even notice?! Poor little comma, ignored and abandoned. It would have been more than happy to seperate a pair of adjectives if you only gave it the chance.
Poor, sweet, little comma. :'(
From http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm:
'Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives. You could think of this as "That tall, distinguished, good looking fellow" rule (as opposed to "the little old lady"😉. If you can put an and or a but between the adjectives, a comma will probably belong there. For instance, you could say, "He is a tall and distinguished fellow" or "I live in a very old and run-down house." So you would write, "He is a tall, distinguished man" and "I live in a very old, run-down house." But you would probably not say, "She is a little and old lady," or "I live in a little and purple house," so commas would not appear between little and old or between little and purple.'
22 Feb 07
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Originally posted by NordlysI stand corrected!
Oh, now I see why you posted "sweet, little". But the comma doesn't belong there.
From http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm:
'Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives. You could think of this as "That tall, distinguished, good looking fellow" rule (as opposed to "the little old lady"😉. If you can put an and or a but between the adjec mmas would not appear between little and old or between little and purple.'
You could have at least shamed me with a decent website, not one that looks like a 5 year old designed it. 😳
22 Feb 07
Originally posted by Daemon SinI looked at two others before I found this one. They had examples like "She often wore a gray wool shawl" or "We stayed at an expensive summer resort" and claimed that those were examples of non-coordinate adjectives, but of course "wool" and "summer" aren't adjectives at all. So I was glad to find a site which at least got the facts right.
I stand corrected!
You could have at least shamed me with a decent website, not one that looks like a 5 year old designed it. 😳
22 Feb 07
Originally posted by NordlysShouldn't "good looking" be hyphenated?
Oh, now I see why you posted "sweet, little". But the comma doesn't belong there.
From http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm:
'Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives. You could think of this as "That tall, distinguished, good looking fellow" rule (as opposed to "the little old lady"😉. If you can put an and or a but between the adjec ...[text shortened]... mmas would not appear between little and old or between little and purple.'
24 Feb 07
Originally posted by NordlysAu contraire, wool and summer are both authentic adjectives. Both are primarily nouns, of course, but also serve frequently as adjectives. For example: I'm looking for my wool sweater. Where will you spend your summer vacation? (Wool modifies sweater, summer modifies vacation.)
I looked at two others before I found this one. They had examples like "She often wore a gray wool shawl" or "We stayed at an expensive summer resort" and claimed that those were examples of non-coordinate adjectives, but of course "wool" and "summer" aren't adjectives at all. So I was glad to find a site which at least got the facts right.
24 Feb 07
Originally posted by HandyAndyI have done some further research (with reader's help). It turns out that you are probably right about "summer" - the Merriam Webster lists it as both a noun, an adjective and a verb. "Wool", on the other hand, seems to be only a noun. It is used adjectival, but it's still a noun. See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjectives#Adjectival_use_of_nouns
Au contraire, wool and summer are both authentic adjectives. Both are primarily nouns, of course, but also serve frequently as adjectives. For example: I'm looking for my wool sweater. Where will you spend your summer vacation? (Wool modifies sweater, summer modifies vacation.)
I am still surprised that "summer" is classified as an adjective in some contexts. I can't see it as any different from combinations like "house key", "wool sweater" or "chess champion".