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HUBLOT Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
A flock of fish
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Is it uncommon or wrong to say "a flock of fish" to mean "a school of fish"?
Is it uncommon or wrong to say "a flock of fish" to mean "a school of fish"?
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Hi I'd say it is almost always just wrong. I think you have to say a school or shoal of fish Possibly, there's one unusual example. Some fish can leap out of the water and glide for some distance.
- Hi I'd say it is almost always just wrong.
- I think you have to say a school or shoal of fish Possibly, there's one unusual example.
- Some fish can leap out of the water and glide for some distance.
- If you saw them together in the air then maybe you could say 'That's a flock of flying fish' Dave
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I'd say it is almost always just wrong. I think you have to say a school or shoal of fish
Possibly, there's one unusual example. Some fish can leap out of the water and glide for some distance. If you saw them together in the air then maybe you could say 'That's a flock of flying fish'
Dave
I'd say it is almost always just wrong. I think you have to say a school or shoal of fish
Possibly, there's one unusual example. Some fish can leap out of the water and glide for some distance. If you saw them together in the air then maybe you could say 'That's a flock of flying fish'
Dave
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It sounds a bit odd, but it is OK in a context where you want to use language a little creatively, ie play with language.
Clive
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