Thursday Thirteen # 32: a collection of collective nouns, thirteen to be exact
In keeping with the recent trend of naming groups of things, I bring you a sampling of colourful collective nouns. Feel free to add your own!
1. A group of academics is a faculty
2. One of aldermen is called a bench
3. Of arsonists, a conflagration
4. Of Barmen, a promise
5. A group of boys is called a blush
6. Of barbers, a babble
7. A bevy or galaxy of beauties
8. A goring of butchers
9. A sneer of butlers
10. A group of capitalists are called a syndicate
11. A school of clerks
12. And a shrivel of critics
13. Finally, at least for this week’s Thursday Thirteen: A stalk of foresters.
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Comments
A gaggle of gals.
Posted by: Didi | December 1, 2007 12:43 AM
Great list. Some of those must be a bit fanciful, to say the least!
Posted by: nicholas | November 30, 2007 11:19 PM
I love collective nouns -- and the more colorful the better! :) Those are wonderful!
Posted by: Thomma Lyn | November 29, 2007 9:58 PM
Very cool, Xine. A blush of boys, huh? I could have used that today...
Posted by: Susan Helene Gottfried | November 29, 2007 6:32 PM
All-in-all, I think I'd prefer a stalk of celery.
;-)
Posted by: David | November 29, 2007 3:55 PM
So educational!! and all I did was compile a list of bad movies you shouldn't watch!
Thanks for sharing and have a good weekend!
What would a group of bloggers be called?
Posted by: Kathy | November 29, 2007 3:29 PM