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The CMS says use commas to seperate coordinate adjectives - that is two or more adjective each of which modifies the noun itself:
Rocco had said that it was going to be a long, hot summer.
Then the SMS says: If the first adjective modifies the idea expressed by the combination of the second adjective and the noun, no comma should be used:
Blanche stood beside a tall blue spruce.
Frankly, I'm not seeing the difference in the two examples. Can anyone explain?
Thanks,
Randy
Rocco had said that it was going to be a long, hot summer.
Then the SMS says: If the first adjective modifies the idea expressed by the combination of the second adjective and the noun, no comma should be used:
Blanche stood beside a tall blue spruce.
Frankly, I'm not seeing the difference in the two examples. Can anyone explain?
Thanks,
Randy