Is it better avoided, or such use is perfectly normal?

If you're refering to the color of this particular floor (which is likely), and color is its characteristic (obviously), than I'd say "floor's color". The expression "the floor color" has a broader meaning, i.e. the color that has something to do

Feebs11 wrote: Are you thinking of "omniscient"? Which means that someone "knows everthing". Thanks, I'm aware of omniscient. We have that prefix "omni", so I thought there is a word, particularly an adjective, to describe something that is

Hi, Is there a word for something that everybody knows? Something like, hm, omni-known, maybe? "Famous" or "well-known" are almost OK, except they don't give 100 percent of people involved. Thanks,

Kooyeen wrote: Hi Jim, but is it possible to leave out the article in the cases where you can include it? Ex: Candidates must have (a) good knowledge of Physics Thanks You need the article here partly because it is specified what kind of

Hi, Cambridge Dic says "means" is plural, like scissors or pants means (METHOD) plural noun What is the matter with the leading indefinite article then, as in "a means of"? Is it an idiom? But if we can single out one particular "means" of all

I'm sorry, this is wrong forum, I should have posted it to the pronunciation forum. My apologies.

Ant_222 wrote: No, I can't give another example. To me he sings wOnder too. But I may be wrong! I have no experiance is spoken English. Thanks ant, I'm a bit baffled on this right now, as different dictionaries "pronounce" it

Thanks for the reply! He clearly sings /wOnder/ to me .... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEfLUl58bVY Is something wrong with my hearing? Can you give a similar great example with "to wander", to compare them both ?

Hi, Is it normal to mispronounce wonder ? I can hear people constantly say /wOnder/, as opposed to normal /w^nder/, which should be pronounced like, e.g. in a cup . If there wasn't another word, to wander , I woulnd't care.... Am I too petty?