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I can’t believe they skipped “a business of ferrets”!
🤔 who decides on what word to use?
Humans, mostly
Yeah good point. This is somewhat dumb. I’m a biologist but screw this, I’m calling everything “a group of” and saving myself some trouble.
a federation of lemmings
the world coming apart and on fire
Merriam-Webster: “Would you like some cute collective names in these trying times?”
Sometimes you need a little whimsy to get through the dark days.
Some people will read this and still claim English is a real language.
A complaint o Karens.
Apparently there isn’t a collective noun for capybara.
I go for ‘a chillness’
A fistful of dollars
A business of ferrets.
This is fun! They’re called nouns of multitude. This book has even more…
https://reslater.removed/2013/01/review-exaltation-of-larks-by-james.html?m=1
A flamboyant of flamingoes!
A mischief of rats
a whoop of gorillas
a flange of baboons
What is a group of seniors on e-bikes called? A gang?
An Unkindness of Ravens
