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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

"Trick question" vs "Tricky question"

Hi

Please tell me if both of the following sentences are equally natural.

It's such a trick question.

It's such a tricky question.

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

It's such a trick question. This would have to be a specific situation. A trick question is usually one that can't be answered correctly as given: How many of each animal did Moses take on the Ark?

— Vorpar

  • It's such a trick question.
  • This would have to be a specific situation.
  • A trick question is usually one that can't be answered correctly as given: How many of each animal did Moses take on the Ark?
  • The answer would be zero, since Moses wasn't on the Ark.
  • " It's such a tricky question.
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It's such a trick question.

This would have to be a specific situation. A trick question is usually one that can't be answered correctly as given: How many of each animal did Moses take on the Ark?

The answer would be zero, since Moses wasn't on the Ark.

I can't think of a situation where "trick question" would be qualified, just say "It's a trick question."
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