Adjectives Hi, yhere Do you say “Short high noises” or “Short, high noises”? And “a call consiting of repeated light tremulous sounds” or “a call consisting of repeated, light, tremulous”? With or w

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Adjectives Hi, yhere Do you say “Short high noises” or “Short, high noises”? And “a call consiting of repeated light tremulous sounds” or “a call consisting of repeated, light, tremulous”? With or without the commas?

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Hi, yhere

Do you say “Short high noises” or “Short, high noises”? And “a call consiting of repeated light tremulous sounds” or “a call consisting of repeated, light, tremulous”?

With or without the commas?

It depends on what you want to say.
For example, if you say "the dog had small, black spots," that means, "the spots are small and black."
However, if you say, "the dog has small black spots," that means "the black spots are small."

When you use the comma, the adjectives both describe the noun equally. If you do not use a comma, that means the adjective closest to the noun is more important. It becomes part of the noun.

For example, we write "look at this beautiful classic car," because we mean it is a "classic car" that is "beautiful." So, in this case, "classic car" acts like a noun.

But if I write, "She is a friendly, confident woman," then I mean, "the woman is friendly, and she is also confident."

So if you can put "and" between the adjectives, then use a comma.

In this instance, I would recommend you keep the commas.

Please

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