‘An Unkindness of Ravens: A Book of Collective Nouns’ is published by Michael O’Mara (£9.99). Another useful volume is ‘A Conspiracy of Ravens: A Compendium of Collective Nouns for Birds’, with ...

Collective nouns are singular in form, “a team,” but refer to a group of two or more people or things. In other words, they’re singular and plural at the same time.

These collective nouns begged for further wordplay. The opportunity arose when we stopped to observe ‘a business of mongoose’. As I watched their valiant amorous activities, the temptation was ...

Many these collective nouns are often traced to a 1486 treatise called the Book of St. Albans, which includes a list, “The Compaynys of beestys and fowlys,” with many collective nouns for animals.

Most collective nouns, or “terms of venery,” were coined during the 15th century. Many were codified in books of courtesy, like the 1486 classic Book of St. Albans. St.

The results are charming, and bring to light many collective nouns that most of us have never heard of. But can they all be real? Does anyone really use "a loveliness of ladybirds" or "a shiver of ...

Collective nouns are the free radicals of the English language. Funny, lyrical, and bizarre ones pop up like mushrooms (like a troop of mushrooms), sometimes in the broad daylight of the New York ...

Most collective nouns, or "terms of venery," were coined during the 15th century. Many were codified in books of courtesy, like the 1486 classic Book of St. Albans. St.