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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: collective noun #36192 07/24/2001 5:11 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar has a cross reference from collective noun to plurale tantum . A plurale tantum is a word which is always plural such as binoculars or clothes. Some people also classify words such as arms (where the singular does exist but with a different meaning (upper limb versus weapons)) as pluralia tantum (the plural of plurale tantum in case you were wondering). Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted collective noun davidfahey 07/22/2001 11:57 AM Re: collective noun belligerentyouth 07/23/2001 9:56 AM Re: collective noun davidfahey 07/23/2001 11:17 AM Re: collective noun Jackie 07/23/2001 1:19 PM Re: collective noun tsuwm 07/23/2001 1:46 PM Max Quordlepleen 07/23/2001 8:40 PM Re: collective noun wwh 07/23/2001 9:10 PM Re: collective noun Jackie 07/24/2001 2:01 AM Re: collective noun WhitmanO'Neill 07/24/2001 3:03 AM Re: collective noun NicholasW 07/24/2001 7:32 AM Re: collective noun wwh 07/24/2001 1:03 PM Re: collective noun Bingley 07/24/2001 5:11 AM Re: collective noun of troy 07/25/2001 12:16 AM Max Quordlepleen 07/25/2001 12:24 AM Re: collective noun Bingley 07/25/2001 5:07 AM Re: I say 'pajamas' and you say 'pyjamas' paulb 07/26/2001 11:27 AM Re: I say 'pajamas' and you say 'pyjamas' rodward 07/26/2001 11:55 AM Re: I say 'pajamas' and you say 'pyjamas' Faldage 07/26/2001 12:36 PM Re: collective noun Avy 07/27/2001 2:01 AM Re: collective noun deanjens 07/25/2001 1:48 PM Re: collective noun rodward 07/25/2001 2:16 PM Re: collective noun RhubarbCommando 07/26/2001 1:38 PM Re: collective noun Faldage 07/26/2001 2:33 PM Re: collective noun of troy 07/26/2001 2:53 PM Re: "no end" AnnaStrophic 07/26/2001 10:31 PM Re: collective noun Jackie 07/26/2001 3:21 PM Re: collective noun tsuwm 07/26/2001 10:38 PM Re: collective noun WhitmanO'Neill 07/27/2001 3:03 AM Re: collective noun RhubarbCommando 07/27/2001 1:08 PM Re: collective noun rodward 07/27/2001 1:23 PM Re: collective noun Jackie 07/27/2001 2:47 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,396 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 15 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,217 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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