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Old 12-07-04, 11:35 AM
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Collective nouns.
I wasn't sure where to put this question, but, as the first part of my enquiry relates to diving I thought here would be OK even though the balance would be better placed in the Non Diving Posts section.

Fairly recently there was a humorous thread about the collective noun for divers. I believe I favoured "a dump of divers". Can anyone remember if there was a consensus on which should be adopted.

Secondly, I am now interested in hearing of more collective nouns either real OR humorous (please identify which if you do decide to join in).

Thirdly, is there a book on the subject available.

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I am now interested in hearing of more collective nouns either real OR humorous
A feckin' idiot of Fundamentalist Christians ?

Whoops! Just slipped out, sorry.
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Can anyone remember if there was a consensus on which should be adopted.
I thought it was a "faff of divers" which was the most popular on the poll.
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I saw a book on the subject some time ago, more of a lighthearted thing than a reference work... Lots of pretty pictures and maybe the following (or something very similar at least - this is off good old google)

A murder of cows

A clowder of cats

A leap of leopards

A sloth of bears

A rafter of turkeys

A smack of jellyfish

A skulk of foxes

A labor of moles

A peep of chickens

A crash of rhinoceroses

A paddling of ducks

A siege of herons

A rag of colts

A drift of hogs

A charm of finches

A trip of goats

A knot of toads

A shrewdness of apes

A parliament of owls

A troop of kangaroos

A gaggle of geese

A pride of lions

A watch of nightingales

A muster of peacocks

A exaltation of larks

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http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/bibli...2-044819211x-4

Wow, lots of collective nouns (I sound like a spod, don't I?)
http://www.ojohaven.com/collectives/
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seriously...

a fesnyng of ferrets
a badelynge of ducks
a knob of widgeons
and a flange of baboons

EDIT - wonder what's the collective noun for a collection of collective nouns?
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A feckin' idiot of Fundamentalist Christians ?

Whoops! Just slipped out, sorry.
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Hey Dave - don't want to start a religious thread but what the heck is fundamentalist christian?
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wonder what's the collective noun for a collection of collective nouns?
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Hey Dave - don't want to start a religious thread but what the heck is fundamentalist christian?
This is a good (?) example:

http://www.orm.cc/bio_or.html

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And another - http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/re...ts/jim-bakker/

And another - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Falwell
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And don't forget:

A bother of boys
A gaggle of girls

Sounds like whoever thought of those two had been out in Romford recently!
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Sorry to be pedantic but I believe it's a 'murder of crows'.......not 'cows'...interesting thought though...
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