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"big sparkling diamond" VS "Sparkling big dia

 
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nawee



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 11:44 pm    Post subject: "big sparkling diamond" VS "Sparkling big dia Reply with quote
Hello,

Which order is better?

a) He bought her a big sparkling diamond.

b) He bought her a sparkling big diamond.

And what "adjective type" is "sparkling"?

Thank you.

Nawee
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Lorikeet



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
a) sounds better to me, but I don't remember the adjective list. Just using native speaker intuition.
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