2.63 USAGE NOTE

The adjectives 'designate', 'elect', 'galore', 'incarnate', and 'manqué' are only used immediately after a noun.

2.64

The adjectives 'tall', 'long', 'wide', and 'old' are used immediately after measurement nouns when giving the size, duration, or age of a thing or person. This use is fully explained in paragraph 2.270.

2.65

The adjectives 'concerned', 'involved', 'present', 'responsible', and 'proper' have different meanings depending on whether you put them in front of a noun or immediately after one. For example, 'the concerned mother' describes a mother who is anxious, but 'the mother concerned' simply refers to a mother who has just been mentioned.

2.66

The adjectives 'available', 'required', 'suggested', and 'affected' can be used in front of a noun or after a noun without any change in meaning.