Topic: Something I've always found amusing about the English language.

Anonymous A started this discussion 14 years ago #22,006

You know how there are words for a group of things such as a murder of crows, a gaggle of geese, a coven of witches, etc. Which ones do you like the most?

Earlier I heard someone use the phrase "a fleet of butlers" and I was wondering what that might actually be. I thought it was amusing when it was brought up.

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 9 minutes later[^] [v] #347,638

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later, 13 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #347,639

@previous (B)
Thanks for posting this off-topic garbage in my quality topic.

Ks !KansasxqvM joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 5 minutes later, 18 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #347,640

An exaltation of doves is kinda wacky. It is strange that we have different names for different groups of things, I'm not even sure why it's that way.

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Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 9 minutes later, 28 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #347,641

@previous (Ks !KansasxqvM)
we also have a generic word for them.
a group of x
group of butlers
group of geese
group of crows

Anonymous B replied with this 14 years ago, 7 seconds later, 28 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #347,642

@347,640 (Ks !KansasxqvM)
Because English is a illogical language.

@347,639 (A)
Sorry about that. I will endeavor to live up to your expectations and locate a school of fish to educate me.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 31 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #347,643

@347,640 (Ks !KansasxqvM)
Does that mean we can also invent words for this purpose? Like a kimmo of fucktards?

@previous (B)
I forgive you.

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