English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
TROOP or TROUPE?
The government has deployed some ~troupes~ to the country (nonstandard).
The government has deployed some *troops* to the country (standard).
Troops are soldiers, especially when they are in a large organised group doing a particular task.
The actor founded a comic ~troop~ (nonstandard).
The actor founded a comic *troupe* (standard).
A troupe is a group of actors, singers, or dancers who work together and often travel around together, performing in different places.
GAB
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