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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Isn't that rather a lot of bull? #51034 01/10/02 02:34 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 866 Perth, Western Australia stales old hand stales old hand Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 866 Perth, Western Australia I wish I understood more about parts of speech but I don't so I need help here..... Surely there's a difference in syntax or something between the collective noun "herd" and the word "cattle". To my uneducated mind, it seems that one could say "a herd of cattle" or "a herd of cows" and be correct both times????? stales Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Still Another Dumb Question Wordwind 12/28/01 10:14 AM Re: Still Another Dumb Question Jackie 12/28/01 01:25 PM Re: Still Another Dumb Question Anonymous 01/01/02 11:13 PM . Max Quordlepleen 01/01/02 11:21 PM Re: Still Another Dumb Question wwh 01/02/02 01:25 AM Re: Still Another Dumb Question Angel 01/02/02 04:35 AM Re: Still Another Dumb Question wow 01/02/02 02:37 PM Re: Still Another Dumb Question of troy 01/02/02 02:53 PM Save the Pecadillo from Extinction Faldage 01/02/02 03:12 PM Hogm(o)(a)n(e)(a)y Jackie 01/02/02 01:36 AM . Max Quordlepleen 01/02/02 01:49 AM Re: Hogm(o)(a)n(e)(a)y consuelo 01/02/02 02:10 AM Re: Hogm(o)(a)n(e)(a)y Keiva 01/02/02 02:53 AM Re: Hogm(o)(a)n(e)(a)y WhitmanO'Neill 01/02/02 04:25 AM Re: Hogm(o)(a)n(e)(a)y Keiva 01/02/02 04:53 PM Re: Hogm(o)(a)n(e)(a)y WhitmanO'Neill 01/02/02 04:11 AM Heeere pig, pig, piggy! Sparteye 01/02/02 04:58 PM Re: Hogmanay wwh 01/02/02 05:15 PM Re: Hogmanay tsuwm 01/02/02 05:26 PM Re: Heeere pig, pig, piggy! wwh 01/02/02 06:14 PM Re: Heeere pig, pig, piggy! Faldage 01/02/02 06:22 PM Re: Heeere pig, pig, piggy! wwh 01/02/02 06:43 PM Re: Heeere pig, pig, piggy! Faldage 01/02/02 06:54 PM . Max Quordlepleen 01/02/02 07:13 PM Re: Heeere pig, pig, piggy! wwh 01/02/02 07:53 PM Hogwash! [laugh] AnnaStrophic 01/02/02 09:42 PM Re: Hogwash! [laugh] wwh 01/02/02 11:04 PM Re: Hogwash! Speaking for my ASp Faldage 01/03/02 01:46 PM Re: Hogwash! Speaking for my ASp wwh 01/03/02 03:01 PM Re: Hog run AnnaStrophic 01/03/02 03:17 PM . Max Quordlepleen 01/02/02 11:25 PM Re: Heeere pig, pig, piggy! RhubarbCommando 01/03/02 02:57 PM Re: Heeere pig, pig, piggy! wwh 01/03/02 03:10 PM Re: Heeere pig, pig, piggy! Faldage 01/03/02 03:16 PM Re: Heeere pig, pig, piggy! RhubarbCommando 01/03/02 03:20 PM Re: Heeere pig, pig, piggy! Capital Kiwi 01/05/02 07:34 AM Re: Heeere pig, pig, piggy! 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