When arranging adjectives in English, there is a generally accepted order to follow, often remembered by the acronym "OSASCOMP": Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose. This order helps in organizing adjectives to make phrases sound natural to native speakers. Let's apply this rule to the given phrases:
German pretty young student
- Opinion: pretty
- Age: young
- Origin: German
- Correct order: a pretty young German student
Famous Russian well-built boxer
- Opinion: famous
- Shape/Build: well-built
- Origin: Russian
- Correct order: a famous well-built Russian boxer
English nice middle-aged writer
- Opinion: nice
- Age: middle-aged
- Origin: English
- Correct order: a nice middle-aged English writer
Tall French easy-going actor
- Opinion: easy-going
- Size/Height: tall
- Origin: French
- Correct order: an easy-going tall French actor
Young nice Italian scientist
- Opinion: nice
- Age: young
- Origin: Italian
- Correct order: a nice young Italian scientist
By adhering to the OSASCOMP order, you ensure that your adjective use is grammatically correct and sounds natural in English.