The order of your words count is what the title of this blog is supposed to say. That should be obvious but so many times we do not say what we mean but something else.
The reason why I thought of this happened when I tripped over a drum set. I was walking, my pant leg caught the edge of the drum set, and I blurt out, "Stupid Mike's drum set." I meant to say the stupid drum set but called Mike stupid instead. I should have said "Mike's stupid drum set." Nobody caught my mistake but myself because they implied what I meant. But it called my attention to words can hurt and the order matters.
Be especially careful with adjectives and complex sentences. Make sure the adjectives describe the correct thing in the sentence. The red dog ran over the blue raggedy carpet. Don't say the blue dog raggedly ran over the red carpet if it's not what you mean. Try to change complex wording into simple phrases as people are more likely to understand. And take time to think about what you say and fix it if you phrased it wrong.
And lastly words hurt. Remember that what you say may not be meant meanly but that your word choice should be carefully considered.
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