![]() As I re-read this post, I have come to realise that it is more of a ‘thinking post’ than an informative one, so those of you who are interested, do give Google a quick visit.īy the way, in case anyone was wondering, the collective noun for collective nouns is a cacophony. However, these words can and are still used to great effects in the work of many poets and story writers. These unique words are used to describe a collection or group of individuals or things. I know that many of these are redundant today, and in a way, it seems a bit of a pity. Collective nouns, also known as group nouns or noun phrases, are a fascinating aspect of the English language. Limiting myself to five animals, have a look at my people examples: Suddenly the dances on Strictly don’t seem so appealing… I’ll bet whoever came up with this one had seen lambs’ wiry legs more than once!Ī rhumba of rattle snakes. ![]() Quite appropriate when you think of their work.Ī fall of lambs. Not quite so endearing, but still quite amusing!Ī caravan of camels. Whose heart could not be softened by these warm connotations?!Īn embarrassment of pandas. But just think, each animal and most objects need a collective noun, and although some can be reused, surprise, surprise, some tend to be fairly obscure…Īny amount of Google searching will reveal much more exhaustive lists than I could ever post here (without the help of copy & paste!), but I will do my best to leave you with just a few of my favourites.Ī loveliness of ladybirds. ![]() These are the ‘plurals’ of groups of animals or objects. Don’t worry, I’m not about to give a full on grammar lesson about the future progressive tense, but I would like to share with you something that most Englishmen (and women) consider to be simple and obvious. Learning Spanish at college has really made me think about how English is constructed, how the tenses work, how we use our pronouns etc. ![]()
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