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 Milanya
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 #3 (permalink) Mon Sep 14, 2009 15:39 pm Group word |
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Sep 14, 2009 15:40 pm Group word |
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| KaLoy wrote: |
Can anyone direct me where I can find the group word usage, such as
a pod of dolphins
a school of fishes
a herd of cows, etc.
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| #5 (permalink) Tue Sep 15, 2009 16:18 pm Group word |
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Hi Milanya.
http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/collnoun.htm
I suppose that some of them are really difficult to use and some other are not used currently even for native speakers.
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| #6 (permalink) Tue Sep 15, 2009 18:13 pm Group word |
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Richard_Jack.c,
I believe you are correct. A lot of them are not used by native speakers, at least not frequently. How often do people talk about auks, avocets, bobolinks, ptarmigans, or sheldrakes? But if the words exist why not learn them? It is fun.
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Milanya
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| #7 (permalink) Tue Sep 15, 2009 20:01 pm Group word |
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| Milanya wrote: |
Richard_Jack.c,
I believe you are correct. A lot of them are not used by native speakers, at least not frequently. |
by native speakers.....I hope I won't make such funny typos. please mention my mistake(s), if I make.
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