We have collective nouns for animals, like “a gaggle of geese,” “a pride of lions,” and “an exaltation of larks.” So why not collective nouns for plants? How about a “greasing of palms,” or a “pursing of tulips”? Also, the difference between further and farther, the proper use of crescendo, how Shakespeare sounded, and why a child’s runny nose is sometimes referred to as lamb’s legs.
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A Roberta of Flax (full episode) - A Way with Words, public radio’s lively language show
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All Sorts of Collective Nouns
Brian Suda interviews Drew Neil about the All Sorts project. They talk about the site’s origins and how it has grown. Brian recalls the Moo cards that were used to promote the site, and Drew talks of the recent exhibition of screen printed collective noun illustrations in Edinburgh’s Owl & Lion gallery.
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Collective Nouns — a collective project
A story of a collective linguistic experiment in which a clever Scotsman harnesses the power of Twitter for the greater grammatical good.
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Collective Nouns with Stuart Kelly - West Port Book Festival
Author and literary editor Stuart Kelly is a closet fan of collective nouns, those brilliant and brain-bending terms that allow us to junk a dullard ‘group’ or ‘flock’ for many more interesting and apt alternatives. Author of upcoming Scott-land (Birlinn) and veteran of West Port 09 with his wonderful “Book of Lost Books” (see last year’s podcast), Stuart’s event appeals to those who appreciate the linguistic greatness of a murder of crows, or the disparity between Sir Walter Scott’s influence and his status.