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100 1 0 _aRhodes, Chloe
245 1 0 _aAn unkindness of ravens:
_ba book of collective nouns
_eChloe Rhodes
260 0 0 _bMichael O'Mara Books
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306 0 0 _a192 pages
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_c19 cm
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365 0 0 _a9.99
504 0 0 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
520 0 0 _aWhy are geese in a gaggle? Are crows really murderous? And what makes lions so proud? Collective nouns are one of the most charming oddities of the English language, often with seemingly bizarre connections to the groups they identify. Most of those found in this book have their origins in the Medieval Books of Courtesy, among the earliest works to be published in this country.
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