Twosome/threesome/foursome ...

You may optionally use "as," but I don't think you can omit the preposition.

AvangiYou may optionally use "as," but I don't think you can omit the preposition.

'As ' is much more natural than 'in'.

Hi,

We went there (in) a twosome/threesome/foursome ...



--- Do I have to say "in"? Yes. Or perhaps more common is 'as' or 'as part of . . .'

Rather than 'as a twosome', much more common would be

we went there together

or

we went there as a couple (suggesting some romance may have been involved).

You can optionally replace it with "as."

I've heard the preposition skipped, but only in an antecedent/consequent situation:
"We went to the hospital a twosome and returned home a foursome."

Edit. Hmmm - my original post disappeared into the either. I see it has now returned. Sorry for the repetition.

It just dawned on me where your "in" came from. We can say 'we went in there in pairs'. Or by threes or fours.

I can't spell either. Make that ether.

I agree with Philip and Clive that "as" is more natural than "in."

Thank you for all the replies!

Does this type of word continue through the numbers? Such as, four people is a foursome the same as ten people is what? Does this type of compound word apply to larger groups of people?

Anonymous Does this type of compound word apply to larger groups of people?

No. 'Foursome' is the largest group I have encountered.

"Foursome" is reasonably familiar because it can refer to a group of four people who are playing a card game, or possibly a golf game. It's rarely encountered in any other context. For larger groups you would just say "a group of five," etc.