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  1. 1st July 2013, 11:54 AM #1
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    Collective nouns

    There are some strange names for a group of things, like "a murder of crows" and "a pandemonium of parrots".

    There are also some that don't exist, but should such as "an attitude of teenagers", "a superfluity of similes", "a reflection of narcissists", and "a conflagration of arsonists".

    One I particularly like was suggested by a colleague. A common noun for a group of prostitutes; "a tray of tarts".

    There are a mixture of real and fictitious ones here.

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    how about: a wave of (land rover) defenders
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    A drip tray of Landrovers?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hymie View Post
    A drip tray of Landrovers?
    A Calming of Land Rovers (Oil on troubled waters and all that)
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    How about a group of Lady Golfers , (The Hemorrhoids )They hang around in a bunch and are a pain in the Asssss jimr1..
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    Gough's contribution

    The Great Gough once referred to a "grumble of graziers"............

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    Quote Originally Posted by vnx205 View Post

    One I particularly like was suggested by a colleague. A common noun for a group of prostitutes; "a tray of tarts".
    For the last couple of days, I have been trying to remember his alternative name for a group of prostitutes.

    Since he was an English teacher, it is not surprising that he suggested, "an anthology of pros".

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    An anthology of pros is one, a flourish of strumpets is another, as is a collection of Trollopes.
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    Would a collective of camper trailers be a caravan of campers?
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    Quote Originally Posted by vnx205 View Post
    For the last couple of days, I have been trying to remember his alternative name for a group of prostitutes.

    Since he was an English teacher, it is not surprising that he suggested, "an anthology of pros".
    A firm of solicitors?

    How about...
    A whatever of teenagers?
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