tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post7662324963601596..comments2024-03-21T00:59:27.758+00:00Comments on The Word Den: Rising Damp: a rant.Sally Pruehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-44957644695251744892013-05-25T13:30:05.404+01:002013-05-25T13:30:05.404+01:00As lovely as Helen of Troy wearing silk pyjamas by...As lovely as Helen of Troy wearing silk pyjamas by Chloe, Ed.<br /><br />I love that other gorgeous term of venery, a paddling of ducks, too. <br /><br />On the other hand a bevy of girls, though often gorgeous, isn't, strictly speaking, a term of venery.<br /><br />And a bench of bishops is unlikely to be either gorgeous or a term of venery.<br /><br />Can't wait for tomorrow's lexicolatry, Ed!<br /><br />Sally Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-41312903877430323222013-05-25T12:08:58.530+01:002013-05-25T12:08:58.530+01:00I *love* collective nouns or (because I want to sh...I *love* collective nouns or (because I want to show off) terms of venery.<br /><br />I'm writing about one tomorrow, but you'll have to wait and see.<br /><br />Did you know that a group of ducks is (among other things) a badling or a twack. How lovely is that? : o ) Eddie Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070797673911194671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-33910087555142788622013-05-25T10:52:44.549+01:002013-05-25T10:52:44.549+01:00You are living dangerously, here, Ed!
I do like t...You are living dangerously, here, Ed!<br /><br />I do like the idea of a school of penguins, though. They always look so smart in their uniforms, don't they.<br /><br />In any case, rookery as a collective noun for penguins is just SILLY.Sally Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-32552690705159076882013-05-25T10:03:47.678+01:002013-05-25T10:03:47.678+01:00I think it's hard for people to relate to the ...I think it's hard for people to relate to the Artic, all the way down there in the South Pole, covered in flocks of polar bears and schools of penguins : o ) Eddie Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070797673911194671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-54277204430546861112013-05-24T12:05:04.838+01:002013-05-24T12:05:04.838+01:00That's very kind, Sky. Thank you.
Personally,...That's very kind, Sky. Thank you.<br /><br />Personally, I'm never satisfied: but it's as near as I can get.Sally Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-48415997037629463922013-05-23T18:41:30.886+01:002013-05-23T18:41:30.886+01:00Perfect :)Perfect :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com