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Yang5s1 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

A shuffle of bureaucrats/A house of senators?

Which of the following is incorrect?
A. A board of magistrates
B. A posse of police
C. A shuffle of bureaucrats
D. A house of senators
  

Top answer

Hi, I suppose they want you to choose C. But none of these are commonly said, except possibly A. Really, C is OK in a figurative, literary kind of style.

— Clive

  • Hi, I suppose they want you to choose C.
  • But none of these are commonly said, except possibly A.
  • Really, C is OK in a figurative, literary kind of style.
  • I don't think it's a very good question.
  • Please try to include your choice in your various posts before we answer.
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Hi,

I suppose they want you to choose C.

But none of these are commonly said, except possibly A.

Really, C is OK in a figurative, literary kind of style.

I don't think it's a very good question.

Please try to include your choice in your various posts before we answer.
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