“The theater troop rehearsed.”
Confusables Entry 476 / 1605 60-second read
Troop vs. Troupe
A military group versus a theatre company.
The comparisoni
“The theatre troupe rehearsed.”
The ruleii
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TROOP = military. TROUPE = theatre.
TROOP (P) is a military unit. TROUPE (PE) is a theatre company.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Theatre adds an E — TROUPE."