Collective noun
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References
- Hodgkin, John. Proper Terms: An attempt at a rational explanation of the meanings of the Collection of Phrases in "The Book of St Albans," 1486, entitled "The Compaynys of beestys and fowlys" and similar lists., Transactions of the Philological Society 1907-1910 Part III, pp 1 - 187, Kegan, Paul, Trench & Trübner & Co, Ltd, London, 1909.
- Lipton, James. An Exaltation of Larks, or The Venereal Game. Penguin. (First published Grossman Publishers 1968.) (Penguin first reprint 1977 ISBN 0140045368); in 1993 it was republished in Penguin with The Ultimate Edition as part of the title with the ISBN 0140170960 Hardcover Paperback
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External links
The collection of genuine and spurious English collective nouns has proved an interesting diversion for many website writers:
- The Collective Noun Page
- Collection of Collective Nouns
- Fun With Words: Collective Nouns
- Collective Nouns List
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