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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Sounding natural or not ?

There're many ways to describe a very talented dancing couple. Do these two lines sound natural to a native speaker ? In other words, would you use them in your conversation or your writings ?

"The most elegant dancing duo"
"The most spectacular dancing twosome"

Thanks,
  

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Hi Anonymous, Probably not in conversation - they seem rather literary. I could see myself using them in promotional copy or a review, however. " I'm not ready to admit they are THE most spectacular in the entire world.

— BarbaraPA

  • Hi Anonymous, Probably not in conversation - they seem rather literary.
  • I could see myself using them in promotional copy or a review, however.
  • " I'm not ready to admit they are THE most spectacular in the entire world.
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Hi Anonymous,

Probably not in conversation - they seem rather literary. I could see myself using them in promotional copy or a review, however. I don't know that I would use "the" instead of "a." I'm not ready to admit they are THE most spectacular in the entire world.
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AnonymousThere're many ways to describe a very talented dancing couple. Do these two lines sound natural to a native speaker ? In other words, would you use them in your conversation or your writings ?

"The most elegant dancing duo"
"The most spectacular dancing twosome"

Thanks,
They're both o.k. Sounds a
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From an american english perspective....

The first example is a more formal poetic choice. "A beautiful couple"

The second is a more energetic description. "An amazing couple"

Both are natural. But typically "twosome" is understood as a less formal "cute couple", while "duo" refers more to a "skilled team".

Taking the two, it would be equally correct to say ...
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