“Ok, here’s one..This is the order of adjectives in English. We all know this, but how do we all know it?”
My lovely learned friend, Bev
This is what Guardian journo, Tim Dowling had to say:
The rule is that multiple adjectives are always ranked accordingly: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose. Unlike many laws of grammar or syntax, this one is virtually inviolable, even in informal speech. You simply can’t say My Greek Fat Big Wedding, or leather walking brown boots.
Tim Dowling, Notebook, Order force: the old grammar rule we all obey without realising, 13 September 2016
Let's Ponder.. 
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