Collective nouns – quotations
A 'trove' or an 'aptness' of quotes; a 'delight' or an 'elegance' of quotations, complemented by a 'fount', a 'finesse'...
Collective nouns – blog posts
Reflecting the mail origins of 'post', perhaps a 'packet', a 'pile', or a 'despatch' of posts. Or conveying their virtual...
A piteousness of doves
A poetic collective noun, evoking the soothing cooing of the birds of peace, one of the gentlest sounds in nature...
A murder of crows
A memorable collective noun, though perhaps unfair on the poor old crow. I have a soft spot for these intelligent...
A cowardice of curs
What a pity we no longer use 'cur' to objurgate someone.  And how appropriate that the collective noun should be...
Economists
Just as I was thinking of instituting a monthly round up of collective nouns as part of this celebration of...
Astrologers
‘A knot of astrologers’ – an impression of being tied up in knots by the intricacies of prediction? Perhaps best...
Collective nouns – words
OK, let's go alliterative on this one: a 'wealth', a 'wonder', or a 'world' of words. Alternatively: an articulation, an...
An army of caterpillars
'Army' makes sense when you hear of trains of spiny, poisonous caterpillars marching like a locomotive across the southern landscapes...
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