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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 A frog question? #169105 07/10/07 11:27 AM Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 2 H HoJo OP stranger OP HoJo stranger H Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 2 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 HoJo Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A frog question? HoJo #169106 07/10/07 12:36 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Ribbit! There's an army of collective nouns for frogs! Google "collective noun" frogs Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A frog question? AnnaStrophic #169107 07/10/07 01:38 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 389 Rhode Island, USA Owlbow enthusiast Owlbow enthusiast Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 389 Rhode Island, USA Yo, HoJo, You might enjoy An Exaltation of Larks by James Lipton - or knot. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A frog question? Owlbow #169113 07/10/07 07:27 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Z Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Z Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Hi HoJo Collective nouns are one of the fun, as opposed to merely functional, bits of the English language. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A frog question? Zed #169134 07/12/07 02:03 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky So what would be a fun term for a group of word-lovers? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A frog question? Jackie #169140 07/12/07 10:37 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont a verb of word lovers. (I think we did this once, long ago?) formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A frog question? Buffalo Shrdlu #169165 07/12/07 08:02 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Z Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Z Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Could someone post the link fo HoJo (and me)- I never could figure out how to do that. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A frog question? Zed #169180 07/13/07 03:07 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont > post the link which link? formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A frog question? Zed #169183 07/13/07 03:12 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky which link? This one, maybe? Google "collective noun" frogs Anyway, here 'tis: Google Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A frog question? Jackie #169185 07/13/07 03:20 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA Shouldn't it be "a croak of frogs?" > Welcome HoJo -- do you live in a house with an orange roof? Last edited by wow; 07/13/07 03:21 PM. 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