Collective nouns

Sundae · 01-26-2012, 02:19 PM

Synchronicity!
We did collective nouns at school today. One of the tables was set the task of making up their own collective nouns.
Not my table, they had trouble identifying singular and plural nouns. Or in some cases, any nouns. Ah well.

It reminded me of when I first realised that some of the more outre collective nouns really were no different than the familiar ones.
A pride of lions. It wasn't a bisemous word, it was the same one.
It was a revelation at the time.

Anyway.
An embarrassment of Reality Stars

Pete Zicato · 01-26-2012, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae

An embarrassment of Reality Stars

Perfect.

Lamplighter · 01-26-2012, 03:18 PM

Sundae, I need a translation: "bisemous"

My on-line American dictionary did not have it, and the auto-find returned one the word "bosom"
... I already know what that word means.

01-26-2012, 02:19 PM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Synchronicity! We did collective nouns at school today. One of the tables was set the task of making up their own collective nouns. Not my table, they had trouble identifying singular and plural nouns. Or in some cases, any nouns. Ah well. It reminded me of when I first realised that some of the more outre collective nouns really were no different than the familiar ones. A pride of lions. It wasn't a bisemous word, it was the same one. It was a revelation at the time. Anyway. An embarrassment of Reality Stars

01-26-2012, 03:18 PM	#3
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Sundae, I need a translation: "bisemous" My on-line American dictionary did not have it, and the auto-find returned one the word "bosom" ... I already know what that word means.

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