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  1. 06-Feb-2004, 21:17 #1
    Anonymous Guest

    Default Different or same

    My english teacher said that "an old broken window" and "a broken old window" are the same.
    I disagreed.
    Who's right?
  2. 06-Feb-2004, 21:41 #2
    Tdol
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    You are. The emphasis is different. The second links the age more to the window than the breakage.
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