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#1 13-Jun-2014, 10:49Adjective order: [traditional Irish/Irish traditional] dance
Hello,
Which sentence sounds better?
a) Riverdance breathes new life into traditional Irish dance.
b) Riverdance breathes new life into Irish traditional dance.
Thank you.
Nawee
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#2 13-Jun-2014, 11:25Re: Adjective order: [traditional Irish/Irish traditional] dance
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#3 13-Jun-2014, 12:14Re: Adjective order: [traditional Irish/Irish traditional] dance
Both are used in Ireland.
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#4 13-Jun-2014, 17:27Re: Adjective order: [traditional Irish/Irish traditional] dance
I would use 1 because the main noun is "Irish dance". That is a recognised form of dance. What type of Irish dance is it? It's traditional Irish dance.
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#5 13-Jun-2014, 18:38Re: Adjective order: [traditional Irish/Irish traditional] dance
What kind of traditional dance is it? It's Irish traditional dance.
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#6 13-Jun-2014, 20:16Re: Adjective order: [traditional Irish/Irish traditional] dance
Fair point. The first still sounds more natural to me but maybe that's simply because that's how it's generally said in the UK.
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