You are not logged in. [Log In] Wordsmith.org Forums Weekly Themes Collective nouns Register Forums Calendar Active Threads Search Forum Help

Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 #147855 - 09/13/05 08:03 PM Collective nouns   Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 3 Libros stranger Libros   stranger Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 3 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? #147856 - 09/13/05 09:07 PM Re: Collective nouns   Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont a pod of podiatrists formerly known as etaoin... #147857 - 09/13/05 11:59 PM Re: Collective nouns   Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 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. #147858 - 09/14/05 12:17 AM Re: Collective nouns   Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont an inspiration of enthusiasts. formerly known as etaoin... #147859 - 09/14/05 04:50 AM Re: Collective nouns   Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA an inspiration of enthusiasts. or an inspiration of pulmonologists. #147860 - 09/14/05 07:48 AM Re: Collective nouns   Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1 Karasjok stranger Karasjok   stranger Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1 A pedal of cyclists #147861 - 09/14/05 09:02 AM Re: Collective nouns   Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 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... #147862 - 09/14/05 02:55 PM Re: Collective nouns   Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter   Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City A quandry of psychiatrists #147863 - 09/14/05 04:17 PM Re: Collective nouns   Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont an opinion of politicians formerly known as etaoin... #147864 - 09/15/05 04:01 PM Re: Collective nouns   Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 3 Libros stranger Libros   stranger Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 3 Sacrramento Upon seeing a group of ne'er do well students... A knot of Rhodes? Page 1 of 2 1 2 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 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 Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,878 Posts223,909 Members9,019 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Rogerdoctor, SquareDonut, WonderW, Trailjohn, Reddit 9019 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 registered members (), 65 guests, and 2 spiders. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 35 LukeJavan8 12 Top Posters(All Time) wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,538 LukeJavan8 8,974 wofahulicodoc 7,490 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

Default Style BlackNTan Drab eBay GooG v2 infopop new dark new light original dark original stock rounded corners Slate snow sunny dropshadow theblues Touch Of Grey UBB.threads UBB.threads - Dark UBB.threads - Light UBBCentral UBBCentral - Crimson UBBCentral - Lime UBBCentral - Marshmallow UBBCentral - Mocha UBBCentral - Zen ubbthreads ubbthreads-dark show/hide columns on this page Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Wordsmith.org · Top