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#169105 07/10/2007 11:27 AM
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Does anyone know what a collection or group of Frogs are called.

Have
an army of frogs
and a Knot of Toads

any more suggestions
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Ribbit! There's an army of collective nouns for frogs!

Google "collective noun" frogs

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Yo, HoJo,
You might enjoy An Exaltation of Larks by James Lipton
- or knot.

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Hi HoJo
Collective nouns are one of the fun, as opposed to merely functional, bits of the English language.

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So what would be a fun term for a group of word-lovers?

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a verb of word lovers.

(I think we did this once, long ago?)


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Could someone post the link fo HoJo (and me)- I never could figure out how to do that.

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> post the link

which link?


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which link? This one, maybe?

Google "collective noun" frogs
Anyway, here 'tis:
Google

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Shouldn't it be "a croak of frogs?"
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Welcome HoJo -- do you live in a house with an orange roof?

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Originally Posted By: etaoin
a verb of word lovers.

(I think we did this once, long ago?)


>which link?

or, the link to (one of the) the long ago discussions of what to call a collection of AWADers (i.e., us); the original discussion from which ayleu(r), amongst other suggestions, evolved is lost in the mists of time, and the evolution of this site.

anyways, here's a link to one of the reinyart(n)ations .

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BTW, rana is a genus of frog, and also means prince!
and ranine is a collective adj. for frogs.

-joe (frog prince) friday

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(I think we did this once, long ago?)
Yes, but I thought the new folks might like to try it.

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Originally Posted By: Jackie
(I think we did this once, long ago?)
Yes, but I thought the new folks might like to try it.


I wasn't trying to dissuade a new bit of fun, just askin'...

and yes, tsuwm, 'tis why I asked.


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I meant the old thread but didn't check, it might be old enough to be threadbare by now.


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