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? asked in Arts & HumanitiesVisual ArtsPainting · 4 months ago

An English question...?

Which one does sound better?

A) Wall acrylic paints.

B) Acrylic wall paints.

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  • lenpol7
    Lv 7
    3 months ago

    Definitely 'B' 

    Wall paints can  be oil based, or water based media.  Acrylic is jusst another carrying medium . 

  • arty
    3 months ago

    B) sounds better to me because I am curious about the medium.

  • FallenSkye
    3 months ago

    B

    The minimum length is 15 characters, so I take this opportunity to say hi.

  • Anonymous
    4 months ago

    B.

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    p.s. Wrong forum. This belongs in Words & Wordplay in the Education category. 

  • Anonymous
    4 months ago

    Definitely choice "B".

  • Anonymous
    4 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.

  • gerald
    Lv 7
    4 months ago

    That would be b have a nice day

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