[BITList] Anthropomorphic Nouns

Sat Mar 10 17:06:53 GMT 2012

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From: Peter Lynn <pglynn at iinet.net.au>
Date: 10 March 2012 10:37
Subject: Fw: Anthropomorphic Nouns
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*Subject:* Fw: Anthropomorphic Nouns

*Sent:* Wednesday, March 07, 2012 7:29 PM
 *Subject:* Anthropomorphic Nouns

       *Anthropomorphic Nouns*****

The English language has some wonderfully anthropomorphic collective nouns
for the various groups of animals.*

We are all familiar with a**
*[image: Description:
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*Herd of cows,* *
*[image: Description:
http://thefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/flock-of-chickens..jpeg]<http://thefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/flock-of-chickens..jpeg>
*a Flock of chickens,* *
*[image: Description:
http://thefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/school-of-fish.jpeg]<http://thefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/school-of-fish.jpeg>
*a School of fish* *
*[image: Description:
http://thefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/gaggle-of-geese.jpeg]<http://thefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/gaggle-of-geese.jpeg>
*and a Gaggle of geese.*
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However, less widely known is:**
*[image: Description:
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*a Pride of lions,* *

*[image: Description:
http://thefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/murder-of-crows.jpg]<http://thefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/murder-of-crows.jpg>
*a Murder of crows* *
*[image: Description:
http://thefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/rooks-and-ravens.jpg]<http://thefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/rooks-and-ravens.jpg>
*(as well as their cousins the rooks and ravens),**

*[image: Description:
http://thefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/exaltation-of-doevs.jpg]<http://thefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/exaltation-of-doevs.jpg>
*an Exaltation of doves* *

and, presumably because they look so wise:**
*[image: Description:
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*a Congress of owls.* *
*[image: Description:
http://thefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/baboons.jpg]<http://thefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/baboons.jpg>
*Now consider a group of Baboons.* *
They are the loudest, most dangerous, most obnoxious, most viciously
aggressive and least intelligent of all primates.
And what is the proper collective noun for a group of baboons?

Believe it or not ... a Parliament**
*[image: Description:
http://thefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/congress1.jpg]<http://thefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/congress1.jpg>
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A PARLIAMENT OF BABOONS!
I guess that pretty much explains the things that come out from  Parliament
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Description: http://thefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/baboon2.jpg]<http://thefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/baboon2.jpg>
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