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As in so many instances with English, it all depends. The practice is most often abused by overuse. If all of your adjectives are double, this will be noticeable, and this can be either good or ba...
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System
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2019-12-08T11:09:53Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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WhatRoughBeast
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2019-12-08T11:09:53Z (over 4 years ago)
As in so many instances with English, it all depends. The practice is most often abused by overuse. If _all_ of your adjectives are double, this will be noticeable, and this can be either good or bad. Most English speakers don't use double adjectives most of the time. If you do use exclusively (or even predominantly) double adjectives, this will ordinarily be seen as peculiar and distracting. You can use this, however, if a particular character always does it, and it will establish the character as distinct. Probably a bit annoying or weird, but distinct. TL;DR - You can do it in moderation. Grammatically it's correct, but stylistically it's dangerous, particularly if you do it a lot. Unless you make it work for you. As a writer who does not normally write in English, don't push your luck. Moderation in all things.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-03-05T17:53:46Z (about 5 years ago)
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