Timeline for Are paired adjectives bad style?
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| Mar 8, 2019 at 14:10 | comment | added | Glenn Lasher | I think this is a solid rule of thumb. You might want to leave off the conjunction in the postfix case, also, if you are trying to create an impression of trailing off. As to the prefix case, yes, I agree, the comma could probably be omitted there. | |
| Mar 7, 2019 at 0:09 | comment | added | Dan D. | If the adjectives can be placed before the noun they modify. If placed after they form a list and require a conjunction. And only if the pair of adjectives have the same type do you need a comma. Consider "The slow monotonous rhythm". | |
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| Mar 5, 2019 at 16:51 | history | answered | Glenn Lasher | CC BY-SA 4.0 |