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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Collective nouns for animals
What are the collective nouns used for a group of starfish, and for a group of dragonflies?
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Hi, Let me comment that some things do not have their own collective noun. And even if they do, many of them are not commonly used. Most native speakers would just say 'a lot of starfish', 'a lot of dragonflies'.
- Hi, Let me comment that some things do not have their own collective noun.
- And even if they do, many of them are not commonly used.
- Most native speakers would just say 'a lot of starfish', 'a lot of dragonflies'.
- Clive
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Hi,
Let me comment that some things do not have their own collective noun. And even if they do, many of them are not commonly used.
Most native speakers would just say 'a lot of starfish', 'a lot of dragonflies'.
Clive
Let me comment that some things do not have their own collective noun. And even if they do, many of them are not commonly used.
Most native speakers would just say 'a lot of starfish', 'a lot of dragonflies'.
Clive
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Personally, I think it's ok to make up your own when there isn't a commonly accepted precedent. Maybe not in conversation, but for literary purposes or creative writing. I was wondering about dragonflies myself, and came up with "a shimmering of dragonflies". for starfish, I might use something like "a dash of starfish" or "a coloring of starfish"
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