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    $\begingroup$ I’m voting to close this question because that not even chemistry, but how language works. $\endgroup$
    – Mithoron
    Commented Dec 27, 2022 at 17:50
  • $\begingroup$ More precisely, it would be so called pragmatics here, it seems. $\endgroup$
    – Mithoron
    Commented Dec 27, 2022 at 17:56
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    $\begingroup$ @Mithoron My original comment was it is not about chemistry, but English, logic and semantics ( or rather pragmatics, I have not known this meaning). But then I got a Xmas urge to be nice. $\endgroup$
    – Poutnik
    Commented Dec 27, 2022 at 18:01
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    $\begingroup$ I think your teacher wishes to emphasize carbon, so carbon comes first. Organic chemistry is the study of carbon (in the limelight) $\endgroup$
    – ACR
    Commented Dec 27, 2022 at 18:42
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    $\begingroup$ I'd vote to improve the heading to point out it is about the order of words. As of now it sounds too trivial to avoid downvotes. $\endgroup$
    – datenheim
    Commented Dec 28, 2022 at 10:54