Ryan Lee wrote: > > Hmm Ern, isn't an eider a type of duck? annsan confirms Yeah
Btw _ I have in my hands a signed copy of AN EXALTATION OF LARKS by James Lipton. (the paper version, not hardbound...) Is that the same James Lipton that does the actors studio interviews? anyone know? annsan I just went to check and the one I > was looking for was 'a flush of ducks'. It's more fascinating then I thought > it'd be- I did a Yahoo search on "collective noun" and ducks > and got > http://www.nzbirds.com/Collective.html > & > http://www.sentex.net/~tntcomm/kwfn/numbers.htm > and I must say it's a bountiful poet's resource! One for ducks was "a > badelynge of ducks" and I have no clue what a badelynge or a badling is, but > ooh.. :) And one I thought was fascinating, "an RSVP of egrets". Wouldn't > have thought of it in a million years! 2 more entries in my bookmarks.. Btw, > Tom- "a plague of photographers" alliterative and apt! > > Cheers, > Ryan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 10:27 AM > Subject: Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya.. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > I've had violent ducks believe my fingers held bread when it long ran > out. > > > I > > > > think I get the picture :-) But hmm.. I forgot what it is for ducks- > it's > > > > not flock is it.. > > > > > > Quackpack? > > > > > > Jostein > > > > Eider. > > But I think Jostein's suggestion has > > merit.
