What is the difference between troika and trio?
A troika of robbers barges into the home of a visually impaired man. In this sentence of use of troika is appropriate? or should I use A trio of robbers barges into the home of a visually impaired man. Little confused..?
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anonymous In this sentence of use of troika is appropriate? Oh, it is not really a question of appropriateness. It is more an effort of the writer to be jocular by using an unusual word meaning 'three'.
- anonymous In this sentence of use of troika is appropriate?
- Oh, it is not really a question of appropriateness.
- It is more an effort of the writer to be jocular by using an unusual word meaning 'three'.
- It is Russian, so to an American reader it may have a slightly sinister meaning, which would be appropriate for robbers.
- anonymous should I use A trio of robbers I would use 'three robbers' myself.
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anonymous In this sentence of use of troika is appropriate?
Oh, it is not really a question of appropriateness. It is more an effort of the writer to be jocular by using an unusual word meaning 'three'. It is Russian, so to an American reader it may have a slightly sinister meaning, which would be appropriate for robbers.
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