Which adjective should come first, modular or versatile?
Native English speakers... I hear the order of adjectives is important, and getting this wrong is jarring to read.
I'm making a pitch to upper management about building a "modular and versatile thingamawidget". Or is it "versatile and modular thingamawidget"?
If it doesn't matter, I think I'll go for the latter, as it abbreviates to something easily pronouncable without sounding like a paramilitary group or a ride sharing business.
I agree that "versatile, modular" is the right order. But is that order also preferred if the conjunction "and" is used to separate the adjectives? I thought the rule was particular to the peculiar way we can string together adjectives with no conjunction.
"Modular, versatile" sounds wrong, but "modular and versatile" less so.