Etherbeard
Etherbeard t1_j6mbp82 wrote
Reply to comment by malenkylizards in ELI5: Why does the order of adjectives matter? by AbleReporter565
Were you watching Home Alone?
Etherbeard t1_j6mbif3 wrote
Reply to comment by malenkylizards in ELI5: Why does the order of adjectives matter? by AbleReporter565
Assertions attributed to one source are how English wound up with so many fake rules like those outlawing split infinitives, starting sentences with conjunctions, and ending them with prepositions.
Etherbeard t1_j6mbxqd wrote
Reply to comment by Vampiric2010 in ELI5: Why does the order of adjectives matter? by AbleReporter565
This is absolutely true. For example, there are no rules in English barring the use of split infinitives, ending sentences in prepositions, or beginning them with conjunctions. These were all created by individuals who didn't like them stylistically. These rules percolated around and eventually got picked up by grammar-nazi school marms who drilled it into their students as though it were fact.