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Old 05-25-2017, 04:53 PM   #1
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Tock Tick, Dong Ding

I figured it didn't sound right because we've always heard it the other way round. Turns out there are rules.
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Old 05-25-2017, 10:36 PM   #2
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I'm so glad I read that when I was high. Like, really high. Just overdid the King Kush, took a swig of Gin, smoked a Camel.... High. Not the Kush King, but the King Kush. Kingally Dingally Kush.
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Old 05-25-2017, 10:41 PM   #3
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Also, I'm going to try to reverse the normal order of this kind of phrase going forward, to see if people are taken aback.

You should too. It'll be funny.
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Old 05-25-2017, 11:14 PM   #4
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I'm reminded of the day that Momdigr put her flip-flops on the wrong feet, and walked around all day going flopflip, flopflip, flopflip.
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Old 05-26-2017, 08:41 AM   #5
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Bruce, that was an enjoyable article. Thank you for sharing it.

I didn't realize there were rules. Especially the multiple adjective rules. I sometimes find myself struggling with the order of adjectives because I know they sound wrong, but don't know how to do it correctly.
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Old 05-26-2017, 11:11 AM   #6
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It surprised me there are actually rules. I guess I just played it by ear going by what I normally hear(read) others doing my whole life.

Oh shit, I've been brainwashed by our Syntax Overlords.
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