Native English speakers… I hear the order of adjectives is important, and getting this wrong is jarring to read.

I’m making a pitch to upper management about building a “modular and versatile thingamawidget”. Or is it “versatile and modular thingamawidget”?

If it doesn’t matter, I think I’ll go for the latter, as it abbreviates to something easily pronouncable without sounding like a paramilitary group or a ride sharing business.

  • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Putting the shortest word first sounds better.

    ‘Men and women’ is the usual order, as is ‘ladies and gentlemen.’

    I’d go with modular first. imho