In my book I have a phrase"my two first weeks of school". But in the order of adjectives first we have determiners, then sequence words and after that quantifiers. Don't we say my first two weeks? What about the one I have in my book?
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(1) An excellent question.
(2) I agree with the other poster that (probably) most native
speakers would say:
The first two weeks on a new job are confusing.
(3) But -- if one thinks about it -- it seems more logical to say:
The two first weeks ....
"The first two weeks" seems to imply that there is a "second
two weeks," a "third two weeks," etc.
(4) I think (only "think") that in some other languages, one would, in fact,
say "The two first weeks."
(5) A good example is the use of "other."
Let's say I have a total of
three friends.
Do I say:
(a) Matha is French, and my other two friends are Russian.
(b) Martha is French, and my two other friends are Russian.
I suspect that many native speakers would choose "a."
But "other two" would logically imply that I have a total of
four friends. (2 + other 2 = 4)
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