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Unkindness of Ravens
A beautifully packaged, highly enjoyable collection that showcases the most unusual and interesting collective nouns in the English language-from the author of A Certain "e;Je …
Parliament of Owls
Why are geese in a gaggle? Are lions actually proud? And do crows deserve their murderous moniker? Collective nouns are one of the most bizarre and baffling aspects of the English …
One for Sorrow
Many of the popular, often prophetic, phrases that we use on a day-to-day basis have their roots in traditional folklore. For example: 'One swallow doesn't make a summer'; 'March …
Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi
English as we know it today is enriched with many borrowings and influences from other languages. Aficionado, chutzpah, pro bono, hoi polloi, ketchup, nous, zeitgeist - we use …