English Collective Nouns
Languages can be pretty fun, not just for communicating with the natives of that spoken language when we go on holidays but to get a feel of the history and traditions that influenced and culminated in the different expressions in their current use.
English has a wonderfully wide range of expressions, making it a very versatile language and a pleasure to work with.
My brain had long forgotten a small section of the English language since leaving school, which I was delighted to rediscover through a recent conversation with friends.
The Collective Nouns used to describe a large group of particular 'things' are so much fun; who decided to develop these expressions? According to Wikipedia, they arose in the Late Middle Ages. So it is time to learn and put them to use.
Here are just a few on Wikipedia, where you will find an A-Z list.
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