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Where does "big" come before "old"?



Where does "three" come before "triangular"?



Where does "intelligent" come before "studious"?



Where does "smooth" come before "pearly"?



Where does "beautiful" come before "green"?



There is one place (or rule, or method) where all these orders make sense. Can you find the key that satisfies all conditions?



Notes:




  1. The alphabet is not a part of this puzzle. I know that three out of four pairs are in alphabetical order, but that's actually irrelevant.


  2. I did not come up with this ordering system. It's much older than anyone on this forum and everyone here knows what it is - you might not be able to define it on the first try, but you use it all the time.


  3. All of the orders follow the rule exactly. There is no stretching/bending of rules.







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    Using this system, is it possible that two words "rank" in the same position (i.e. neither comes before the other?)
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    @Hugh that's actually a really hard question to answer. Strictly using the source I did, the answer is "yes".
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    Well, it kind of is a rule, I would think. Perhaps you could make this an answer ;) ?
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$begingroup$


Where does "big" come before "old"?



Where does "three" come before "triangular"?



Where does "intelligent" come before "studious"?



Where does "smooth" come before "pearly"?



Where does "beautiful" come before "green"?



There is one place (or rule, or method) where all these orders make sense. Can you find the key that satisfies all conditions?



Notes:




  1. The alphabet is not a part of this puzzle. I know that three out of four pairs are in alphabetical order, but that's actually irrelevant.


  2. I did not come up with this ordering system. It's much older than anyone on this forum and everyone here knows what it is - you might not be able to define it on the first try, but you use it all the time.


  3. All of the orders follow the rule exactly. There is no stretching/bending of rules.







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    Using this system, is it possible that two words "rank" in the same position (i.e. neither comes before the other?)
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    @Hugh that's actually a really hard question to answer. Strictly using the source I did, the answer is "yes".
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    Well, it kind of is a rule, I would think. Perhaps you could make this an answer ;) ?
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    @EricTressler & Brandon_J — well that's clever...
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    @Hugh just our of curiosity, was that serious or sarcastic?
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Where does "big" come before "old"?



Where does "three" come before "triangular"?



Where does "intelligent" come before "studious"?



Where does "smooth" come before "pearly"?



Where does "beautiful" come before "green"?



There is one place (or rule, or method) where all these orders make sense. Can you find the key that satisfies all conditions?



Notes:




  1. The alphabet is not a part of this puzzle. I know that three out of four pairs are in alphabetical order, but that's actually irrelevant.


  2. I did not come up with this ordering system. It's much older than anyone on this forum and everyone here knows what it is - you might not be able to define it on the first try, but you use it all the time.


  3. All of the orders follow the rule exactly. There is no stretching/bending of rules.







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Where does "big" come before "old"?



Where does "three" come before "triangular"?



Where does "intelligent" come before "studious"?



Where does "smooth" come before "pearly"?



Where does "beautiful" come before "green"?



There is one place (or rule, or method) where all these orders make sense. Can you find the key that satisfies all conditions?



Notes:




  1. The alphabet is not a part of this puzzle. I know that three out of four pairs are in alphabetical order, but that's actually irrelevant.


  2. I did not come up with this ordering system. It's much older than anyone on this forum and everyone here knows what it is - you might not be able to define it on the first try, but you use it all the time.


  3. All of the orders follow the rule exactly. There is no stretching/bending of rules.







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    @Hugh that's actually a really hard question to answer. Strictly using the source I did, the answer is "yes".
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    @EricTressler & Brandon_J — well that's clever...
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Using this system, is it possible that two words "rank" in the same position (i.e. neither comes before the other?)
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@Hugh that's actually a really hard question to answer. Strictly using the source I did, the answer is "yes".
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@Hugh that's actually a really hard question to answer. Strictly using the source I did, the answer is "yes".
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Well, it kind of is a rule, I would think. Perhaps you could make this an answer ;) ?
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I think your question is referring to




the usual order of adjectives/adverbs in English (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/about-adjectives-and-adverbs/adjectives-order), which are given there as:






  1. opinion (mysterious)




  2. size (giant)




  3. physical quality (flat)




  4. shape (rectangular)




  5. age (ancient)




  6. colour (black)




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  8. material (???)




  9. type (monolithic)




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    It does fit pretty nicely, however it may not be the expected answer.






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      I like this idea (upvote), but it's not what I was looking for. I've updated my post with a contradictory pair of words. Very creative solution, though!
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    I have a solution!




    In the alphabet. B comes before O, th comes before tr, I comes before S and S comes before P.







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      Unfortunately, P comes before S in the alphabet :) Good try, though!
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      Sorry. Oops, I was so happy!
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    At a stretch it could be...




    A dictionary with the Pe page ripped out and placed at the end.







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    One possible answer may be:




    Time. One chronologically can come before the other.

    It does not say that it always has to come before, since it uses "where does" instead of "what always". Therefore, I believe that time is a possible answer.




    Where does "big" come before "old"?




    When you are old, you shrink. A person is often a couple inches shorter (or more) when they are very old, largely due to spinal compression from gravity along with loss of bone density. So, you are bigger when you are younger.




    Where does "three" come before "triangular"?




    You need 3 sides first before you can have a triangle.




    Where does "intelligent" come before "studious"?




    If you are intelligent, it can follow that you are also studious, as you are more likely to study a lot. It does often follow that the person is studious when they are intelligent.




    Where does "smooth" come before "pearly"?




    In order to be considered pearly, you must first be smooth. While is is possible to be smooth and not pearly, it is unlikely to be considered pearly if it is not smooth first.







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    You edited your question with a new pair.



    Where does "beautiful" come before "green"?




    You changed the terms of this question. Please don't change a question which invalidates existing answers. That said, I can still follow the rule:


    A picked flower. A picked flower in a vase must first be beautiful if it is to remain green. If the flower is ugly, it will not be green as it will be thrown in the trash and become brown.







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      Another good possibility (upvote) - but not what I'm looking for. I should probably add some new pairs.
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      Haha! Great :) Yes may not be your original intent but based on what currently exists in the question I believe my answer is possible :)
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      There we go - I've invalidated your answer :)
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      @Brandon_J One of the unspoken rules on this site is Please don't change a question which invalidates existing answers. It is considered rude. Thanks! :)
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      I suppose it's spoken now :) I only did it to narrow down possible answers and justify explaining why your answers aren't what I was looking for. Should I rollback?
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    the usual order of adjectives/adverbs in English (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/about-adjectives-and-adverbs/adjectives-order), which are given there as:






    1. opinion (mysterious)




    2. size (giant)




    3. physical quality (flat)




    4. shape (rectangular)




    5. age (ancient)




    6. colour (black)




    7. origin (alien)




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      the usual order of adjectives/adverbs in English (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/about-adjectives-and-adverbs/adjectives-order), which are given there as:






      1. opinion (mysterious)




      2. size (giant)




      3. physical quality (flat)




      4. shape (rectangular)




      5. age (ancient)




      6. colour (black)




      7. origin (alien)




      8. material (???)




      9. type (monolithic)




      10. purpose (judging)








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        the usual order of adjectives/adverbs in English (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/about-adjectives-and-adverbs/adjectives-order), which are given there as:






        1. opinion (mysterious)




        2. size (giant)




        3. physical quality (flat)




        4. shape (rectangular)




        5. age (ancient)




        6. colour (black)




        7. origin (alien)




        8. material (???)




        9. type (monolithic)




        10. purpose (judging)








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        I think your question is referring to




        the usual order of adjectives/adverbs in English (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/about-adjectives-and-adverbs/adjectives-order), which are given there as:






        1. opinion (mysterious)




        2. size (giant)




        3. physical quality (flat)




        4. shape (rectangular)




        5. age (ancient)




        6. colour (black)




        7. origin (alien)




        8. material (???)




        9. type (monolithic)




        10. purpose (judging)









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            It does fit pretty nicely, however it may not be the expected answer.






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              Oh, I see what you mean. No, the rule isn't anything that I've created. It's been around for longer than I've been alive.
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              @Brandon_J Edited again :)
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              I like this idea (upvote), but it's not what I was looking for. I've updated my post with a contradictory pair of words. Very creative solution, though!
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              Oh, I see what you mean. No, the rule isn't anything that I've created. It's been around for longer than I've been alive.
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              @Brandon_J Edited again :)
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              @Brandon_J Edited again :)
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              I like this idea (upvote), but it's not what I was looking for. I've updated my post with a contradictory pair of words. Very creative solution, though!
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              Oh, I see what you mean. No, the rule isn't anything that I've created. It's been around for longer than I've been alive.
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              @Brandon_J Edited again :)
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            Oh, I see what you mean. No, the rule isn't anything that I've created. It's been around for longer than I've been alive.
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            @Brandon_J Edited again :)
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            – Arnaud Mortier
            1 hour ago












            $begingroup$
            I like this idea (upvote), but it's not what I was looking for. I've updated my post with a contradictory pair of words. Very creative solution, though!
            $endgroup$
            – Brandon_J
            57 mins ago






            $begingroup$
            I like this idea (upvote), but it's not what I was looking for. I've updated my post with a contradictory pair of words. Very creative solution, though!
            $endgroup$
            – Brandon_J
            57 mins ago














            $begingroup$
            @Brandon_J Thanks! I've also upvoted your question as it seems to be quite far-reaching given the amount of reasonable yet wrong answers.
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            – Arnaud Mortier
            53 mins ago




            $begingroup$
            @Brandon_J Thanks! I've also upvoted your question as it seems to be quite far-reaching given the amount of reasonable yet wrong answers.
            $endgroup$
            – Arnaud Mortier
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            In the alphabet. B comes before O, th comes before tr, I comes before S and S comes before P.







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              Unfortunately, P comes before S in the alphabet :) Good try, though!
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              Sorry. Oops, I was so happy!
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              1 hour ago
















            0












            $begingroup$

            I have a solution!




            In the alphabet. B comes before O, th comes before tr, I comes before S and S comes before P.







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              $begingroup$
              Unfortunately, P comes before S in the alphabet :) Good try, though!
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              – Brandon_J
              1 hour ago










            • $begingroup$
              Sorry. Oops, I was so happy!
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              – E.Hinde
              1 hour ago














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            $begingroup$

            I have a solution!




            In the alphabet. B comes before O, th comes before tr, I comes before S and S comes before P.







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            I have a solution!




            In the alphabet. B comes before O, th comes before tr, I comes before S and S comes before P.








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              $begingroup$
              Unfortunately, P comes before S in the alphabet :) Good try, though!
              $endgroup$
              – Brandon_J
              1 hour ago










            • $begingroup$
              Sorry. Oops, I was so happy!
              $endgroup$
              – E.Hinde
              1 hour ago














            • 2




              $begingroup$
              Unfortunately, P comes before S in the alphabet :) Good try, though!
              $endgroup$
              – Brandon_J
              1 hour ago










            • $begingroup$
              Sorry. Oops, I was so happy!
              $endgroup$
              – E.Hinde
              1 hour ago








            2




            2




            $begingroup$
            Unfortunately, P comes before S in the alphabet :) Good try, though!
            $endgroup$
            – Brandon_J
            1 hour ago




            $begingroup$
            Unfortunately, P comes before S in the alphabet :) Good try, though!
            $endgroup$
            – Brandon_J
            1 hour ago












            $begingroup$
            Sorry. Oops, I was so happy!
            $endgroup$
            – E.Hinde
            1 hour ago




            $begingroup$
            Sorry. Oops, I was so happy!
            $endgroup$
            – E.Hinde
            1 hour ago











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            At a stretch it could be...




            A dictionary with the Pe page ripped out and placed at the end.







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              Haha good one - but no stretching or tearing is necessary.
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            A dictionary with the Pe page ripped out and placed at the end.







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              Haha good one - but no stretching or tearing is necessary.
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              1 hour ago














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            A dictionary with the Pe page ripped out and placed at the end.







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            At a stretch it could be...




            A dictionary with the Pe page ripped out and placed at the end.








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            • $begingroup$
              Haha good one - but no stretching or tearing is necessary.
              $endgroup$
              – Brandon_J
              1 hour ago


















            • $begingroup$
              Haha good one - but no stretching or tearing is necessary.
              $endgroup$
              – Brandon_J
              1 hour ago
















            $begingroup$
            Haha good one - but no stretching or tearing is necessary.
            $endgroup$
            – Brandon_J
            1 hour ago




            $begingroup$
            Haha good one - but no stretching or tearing is necessary.
            $endgroup$
            – Brandon_J
            1 hour ago











            0












            $begingroup$

            One possible answer may be:




            Time. One chronologically can come before the other.

            It does not say that it always has to come before, since it uses "where does" instead of "what always". Therefore, I believe that time is a possible answer.




            Where does "big" come before "old"?




            When you are old, you shrink. A person is often a couple inches shorter (or more) when they are very old, largely due to spinal compression from gravity along with loss of bone density. So, you are bigger when you are younger.




            Where does "three" come before "triangular"?




            You need 3 sides first before you can have a triangle.




            Where does "intelligent" come before "studious"?




            If you are intelligent, it can follow that you are also studious, as you are more likely to study a lot. It does often follow that the person is studious when they are intelligent.




            Where does "smooth" come before "pearly"?




            In order to be considered pearly, you must first be smooth. While is is possible to be smooth and not pearly, it is unlikely to be considered pearly if it is not smooth first.







            Update:



            You edited your question with a new pair.



            Where does "beautiful" come before "green"?




            You changed the terms of this question. Please don't change a question which invalidates existing answers. That said, I can still follow the rule:


            A picked flower. A picked flower in a vase must first be beautiful if it is to remain green. If the flower is ugly, it will not be green as it will be thrown in the trash and become brown.







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            • $begingroup$
              Another good possibility (upvote) - but not what I'm looking for. I should probably add some new pairs.
              $endgroup$
              – Brandon_J
              1 hour ago












            • $begingroup$
              Haha! Great :) Yes may not be your original intent but based on what currently exists in the question I believe my answer is possible :)
              $endgroup$
              – Riddler
              59 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              There we go - I've invalidated your answer :)
              $endgroup$
              – Brandon_J
              57 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              @Brandon_J One of the unspoken rules on this site is Please don't change a question which invalidates existing answers. It is considered rude. Thanks! :)
              $endgroup$
              – Riddler
              55 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              I suppose it's spoken now :) I only did it to narrow down possible answers and justify explaining why your answers aren't what I was looking for. Should I rollback?
              $endgroup$
              – Brandon_J
              52 mins ago
















            0












            $begingroup$

            One possible answer may be:




            Time. One chronologically can come before the other.

            It does not say that it always has to come before, since it uses "where does" instead of "what always". Therefore, I believe that time is a possible answer.




            Where does "big" come before "old"?




            When you are old, you shrink. A person is often a couple inches shorter (or more) when they are very old, largely due to spinal compression from gravity along with loss of bone density. So, you are bigger when you are younger.




            Where does "three" come before "triangular"?




            You need 3 sides first before you can have a triangle.




            Where does "intelligent" come before "studious"?




            If you are intelligent, it can follow that you are also studious, as you are more likely to study a lot. It does often follow that the person is studious when they are intelligent.




            Where does "smooth" come before "pearly"?




            In order to be considered pearly, you must first be smooth. While is is possible to be smooth and not pearly, it is unlikely to be considered pearly if it is not smooth first.







            Update:



            You edited your question with a new pair.



            Where does "beautiful" come before "green"?




            You changed the terms of this question. Please don't change a question which invalidates existing answers. That said, I can still follow the rule:


            A picked flower. A picked flower in a vase must first be beautiful if it is to remain green. If the flower is ugly, it will not be green as it will be thrown in the trash and become brown.







            share|improve this answer











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            • $begingroup$
              Another good possibility (upvote) - but not what I'm looking for. I should probably add some new pairs.
              $endgroup$
              – Brandon_J
              1 hour ago












            • $begingroup$
              Haha! Great :) Yes may not be your original intent but based on what currently exists in the question I believe my answer is possible :)
              $endgroup$
              – Riddler
              59 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              There we go - I've invalidated your answer :)
              $endgroup$
              – Brandon_J
              57 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              @Brandon_J One of the unspoken rules on this site is Please don't change a question which invalidates existing answers. It is considered rude. Thanks! :)
              $endgroup$
              – Riddler
              55 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              I suppose it's spoken now :) I only did it to narrow down possible answers and justify explaining why your answers aren't what I was looking for. Should I rollback?
              $endgroup$
              – Brandon_J
              52 mins ago














            0












            0








            0





            $begingroup$

            One possible answer may be:




            Time. One chronologically can come before the other.

            It does not say that it always has to come before, since it uses "where does" instead of "what always". Therefore, I believe that time is a possible answer.




            Where does "big" come before "old"?




            When you are old, you shrink. A person is often a couple inches shorter (or more) when they are very old, largely due to spinal compression from gravity along with loss of bone density. So, you are bigger when you are younger.




            Where does "three" come before "triangular"?




            You need 3 sides first before you can have a triangle.




            Where does "intelligent" come before "studious"?




            If you are intelligent, it can follow that you are also studious, as you are more likely to study a lot. It does often follow that the person is studious when they are intelligent.




            Where does "smooth" come before "pearly"?




            In order to be considered pearly, you must first be smooth. While is is possible to be smooth and not pearly, it is unlikely to be considered pearly if it is not smooth first.







            Update:



            You edited your question with a new pair.



            Where does "beautiful" come before "green"?




            You changed the terms of this question. Please don't change a question which invalidates existing answers. That said, I can still follow the rule:


            A picked flower. A picked flower in a vase must first be beautiful if it is to remain green. If the flower is ugly, it will not be green as it will be thrown in the trash and become brown.







            share|improve this answer











            $endgroup$



            One possible answer may be:




            Time. One chronologically can come before the other.

            It does not say that it always has to come before, since it uses "where does" instead of "what always". Therefore, I believe that time is a possible answer.




            Where does "big" come before "old"?




            When you are old, you shrink. A person is often a couple inches shorter (or more) when they are very old, largely due to spinal compression from gravity along with loss of bone density. So, you are bigger when you are younger.




            Where does "three" come before "triangular"?




            You need 3 sides first before you can have a triangle.




            Where does "intelligent" come before "studious"?




            If you are intelligent, it can follow that you are also studious, as you are more likely to study a lot. It does often follow that the person is studious when they are intelligent.




            Where does "smooth" come before "pearly"?




            In order to be considered pearly, you must first be smooth. While is is possible to be smooth and not pearly, it is unlikely to be considered pearly if it is not smooth first.







            Update:



            You edited your question with a new pair.



            Where does "beautiful" come before "green"?




            You changed the terms of this question. Please don't change a question which invalidates existing answers. That said, I can still follow the rule:


            A picked flower. A picked flower in a vase must first be beautiful if it is to remain green. If the flower is ugly, it will not be green as it will be thrown in the trash and become brown.








            share|improve this answer














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            edited 51 mins ago

























            answered 1 hour ago









            RiddlerRiddler

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            • $begingroup$
              Another good possibility (upvote) - but not what I'm looking for. I should probably add some new pairs.
              $endgroup$
              – Brandon_J
              1 hour ago












            • $begingroup$
              Haha! Great :) Yes may not be your original intent but based on what currently exists in the question I believe my answer is possible :)
              $endgroup$
              – Riddler
              59 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              There we go - I've invalidated your answer :)
              $endgroup$
              – Brandon_J
              57 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              @Brandon_J One of the unspoken rules on this site is Please don't change a question which invalidates existing answers. It is considered rude. Thanks! :)
              $endgroup$
              – Riddler
              55 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              I suppose it's spoken now :) I only did it to narrow down possible answers and justify explaining why your answers aren't what I was looking for. Should I rollback?
              $endgroup$
              – Brandon_J
              52 mins ago


















            • $begingroup$
              Another good possibility (upvote) - but not what I'm looking for. I should probably add some new pairs.
              $endgroup$
              – Brandon_J
              1 hour ago












            • $begingroup$
              Haha! Great :) Yes may not be your original intent but based on what currently exists in the question I believe my answer is possible :)
              $endgroup$
              – Riddler
              59 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              There we go - I've invalidated your answer :)
              $endgroup$
              – Brandon_J
              57 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              @Brandon_J One of the unspoken rules on this site is Please don't change a question which invalidates existing answers. It is considered rude. Thanks! :)
              $endgroup$
              – Riddler
              55 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              I suppose it's spoken now :) I only did it to narrow down possible answers and justify explaining why your answers aren't what I was looking for. Should I rollback?
              $endgroup$
              – Brandon_J
              52 mins ago
















            $begingroup$
            Another good possibility (upvote) - but not what I'm looking for. I should probably add some new pairs.
            $endgroup$
            – Brandon_J
            1 hour ago






            $begingroup$
            Another good possibility (upvote) - but not what I'm looking for. I should probably add some new pairs.
            $endgroup$
            – Brandon_J
            1 hour ago














            $begingroup$
            Haha! Great :) Yes may not be your original intent but based on what currently exists in the question I believe my answer is possible :)
            $endgroup$
            – Riddler
            59 mins ago




            $begingroup$
            Haha! Great :) Yes may not be your original intent but based on what currently exists in the question I believe my answer is possible :)
            $endgroup$
            – Riddler
            59 mins ago












            $begingroup$
            There we go - I've invalidated your answer :)
            $endgroup$
            – Brandon_J
            57 mins ago




            $begingroup$
            There we go - I've invalidated your answer :)
            $endgroup$
            – Brandon_J
            57 mins ago












            $begingroup$
            @Brandon_J One of the unspoken rules on this site is Please don't change a question which invalidates existing answers. It is considered rude. Thanks! :)
            $endgroup$
            – Riddler
            55 mins ago




            $begingroup$
            @Brandon_J One of the unspoken rules on this site is Please don't change a question which invalidates existing answers. It is considered rude. Thanks! :)
            $endgroup$
            – Riddler
            55 mins ago












            $begingroup$
            I suppose it's spoken now :) I only did it to narrow down possible answers and justify explaining why your answers aren't what I was looking for. Should I rollback?
            $endgroup$
            – Brandon_J
            52 mins ago




            $begingroup$
            I suppose it's spoken now :) I only did it to narrow down possible answers and justify explaining why your answers aren't what I was looking for. Should I rollback?
            $endgroup$
            – Brandon_J
            52 mins ago


















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