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Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Topic Options #147855 - 09/13/05 04:03 PM Collective nouns Libros stranger Registered: 09/13/05 Posts: 3 Loc: Sacrramento The subject of collective nouns reminds me of a game we played in the ICU on the night shift: Medical Collective Nouns: An injection of nurses A cast of orthopedists A rash of dermatologists A shadow of radiologists A slice of surgeons A sphincter of protocologists An arrogance of cardiologists A void of urologists A smear of gynecologists Additions? Top #147856 - 09/13/05 05:07 PM Re: Collective nouns Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7210 Loc: Vermont a pod of podiatrists _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #147857 - 09/13/05 07:59 PM Re: Collective nouns Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/06/00 Posts: 2788 Loc: Seattle, Washington, USA a snoot of rhinologists a house of ecumenists a flutter of lepidopterists EDIT: Sorry, I lost the medical thread in my enthusiasm. Top #147858 - 09/13/05 08:17 PM Re: Collective nouns Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7210 Loc: Vermont an inspiration of enthusiasts. _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #147859 - 09/14/05 12:50 AM Re: Collective nouns Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/06/00 Posts: 2788 Loc: Seattle, Washington, USA an inspiration of enthusiasts. or an inspiration of pulmonologists. Top #147860 - 09/14/05 03:48 AM Re: Collective nouns Karasjok stranger Registered: 09/14/05 Posts: 1 A pedal of cyclists Top #147861 - 09/14/05 05:02 AM Re: Collective nouns Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7210 Loc: Vermont > inspiration of pulmonologists better! (and though having to explain something often spoils it, here's the etymology for enthusiasm: enthusiasm 1603, from M.Fr. enthousiasme, from Gk. enthousiasmos, from enthousiazein "be inspired," from entheos "inspired, possessed by a god," from en- "in" + theos "god" (see Thea).) _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #147862 - 09/14/05 10:55 AM Re: Collective nouns inselpeter Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/14/01 Posts: 2379 Loc: New York City A quandry of psychiatrists Top #147863 - 09/14/05 12:17 PM Re: Collective nouns Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7210 Loc: Vermont an opinion of politicians _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #147864 - 09/15/05 12:01 PM Re: Collective nouns Libros stranger Registered: 09/13/05 Posts: 3 Loc: Sacrramento Upon seeing a group of ne'er do well students... A knot of Rhodes? Top Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview 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 consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8946 Members 16 Forums 13866 Topics 222187 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members Daksh1, geoffhargreaves, Guadalupe, may2point0, Lonnie 8946 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 26 Guests and 6 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) wofahulicodoc 62 LukeJavan8 53 may2point0 16 May 3 Tromboniator 3 geoffhargreaves 1 Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 13803 Jackie 11613 tsuwm 10538 LukeJavan8 8429 Buffalo Shrdlu 7210 wofahulicodoc 6785 AnnaStrophic 6511 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400

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