Welcome to the Collective November 24, 2010
Posted by Lauren Cooke in Family, Meme, Wordy Business.Tags: collective nouns, nouns
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At the pub last night, I got into a conversation about the wonder that is the collective noun for a group of animals. You know – a bellowing of bullfinches, a battery of barracudas, a parliament of owls, a murder of crows, a shiver of sharks – the list goes on an on. It got us to thinking, if there were a collective noun to represent each of us, what would it be? It ought, really to be based on our foremost characteristics – our personalities, our looks.
As such, I proudly present our first three contributions to the mix!
A stumble of Laurens
An embarrassment of Riches
A consideration of Nics
It also got me to thinking about what some of my nearest and dearest would be called, were they to travel in groups…
A sweetness of Roisins
An intelligence of Lysys
A paling of Carys’
A drive of Nathans
A flame of Carolines
A giggle of Helens
A nattering of Nommis
A fondness of Lauras
Welcome to the collective guys!
I like mine!!!
Love mine too – and also, Laura’s, which is somehow perfect!
Oh what a fabulous conversation! I LOVE collective nouns, which probably stems from childhood car trips where my Dad used to get us to practise our collective nouns on long journeys to stop us squabbling
Hmm. I think perhaps depending on who I was talking to, either a merriment of Sarahs or an etherality of Sarahs.
I like a merriment, has a slightly smoother ring to it
You are too cute, thank you! I am quite terrified of the idea of ANY of us travelling in groups, however! x