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An English question...?
Which one does sound better?
A) Wall acrylic paints.
B) Acrylic wall paints.
7 Answers
- lenpol7Lv 73 months ago
Definitely 'B'
Wall paints can be oil based, or water based media. Acrylic is jusst another carrying medium .
- Anonymous4 months ago
B.
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p.s. Wrong forum. This belongs in Words & Wordplay in the Education category.
- Anonymous4 months ago
Definitely choice "B".
- Anonymous4 months ago
It's not a question of better. A is just plain WRONG. English as rules about the order of adjectives.
https://clickonenglish.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-or...
The function of the paint is for covering walls, therefore it must be closest to the noun.