[ELI5] why do we use words in order like “the cute little red car” and not something like “the little red cute car”?

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[ELI5] why do we use words in order like “the cute little red car” and not something like “the little red cute car”?

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It’s one of those unwritten rules of the English language that everyone just kinda picks up as they learn the language. Tom Scott [Did a video on it.](https://youtu.be/mTm1tJYr5_M)

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