stargatedalek2 t1_j6ly8j6 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:54 AM Reply to ELI5: Why does the order of adjectives matter? by AbleReporter565 It's a trick example. "Brick" seems like an adjective here, but "brick wall" is itself functioning as a two part noun. Kind of like how "Buckingham Palace" would be a noun. Permalink 3
stargatedalek2 t1_j6ly8j6 wrote
Reply to ELI5: Why does the order of adjectives matter? by AbleReporter565
It's a trick example. "Brick" seems like an adjective here, but "brick wall" is itself functioning as a two part noun. Kind of like how "Buckingham Palace" would be a noun.