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Multiples of Mystery Shoppers?

May 14, 2019 04:26PM
Apparently, we cannot be a murder, a parliament, or an exaltation. What can we be? Inquiring minds want to know. Consider the following from One Tree Hill.

Haley James:
[Small flock of birds just flew at her] Damn! What is up? I was attacked by a flock of crows last week! I'm totally serious!

Lucas 'Luke' Scott:
By the way, it's a murder.

Haley James:
What?

Lucas 'Luke' Scott:
More than one crow is a murder.

Haley James:
I don't know what the hell you're talking about.

Lucas 'Luke' Scott:
A parliament of owls, an exaltation of larks... a murder of crows.

Haley James:
I think that is why people think you're weird, right there.

Lucas 'Luke' Scott:
I would like to show him sometimes, what a mistake he's made.

Haley James:
Dan?

Lucas 'Luke' Scott:
Mostly for Mom... and sometimes for me.

Haley James:
So Luke, what are ravens? I mean, you know, more than one?

Lucas 'Luke' Scott:
An unkindness.

Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz


Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/14/2019 04:31PM by Shop-et-al.
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May 14, 2019 04:59PM
An "upload" of MSers ?

Based in MD, near DC
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May 14, 2019 05:30PM
Did not understand one word, someone is playing with us, or living in a different world.

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May 14, 2019 09:32PM
Irene, those really are the terms used for multiples of various animals. So, not nonsense at all.

Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel

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May 14, 2019 09:41PM
@walesmaven wrote:

Irene, those really are the terms used for multiples of various animals. So, not nonsense at all.
I'm a city girl, if it's not a dog or cat...I don't have a clue what all that means.

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May 14, 2019 09:53PM
I think I would have to go with a Perspective of Shoppers.
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May 14, 2019 10:42PM
So. We have options. Upload? Perspective? These sound good to me! smiling smiley

Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz
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May 17, 2019 10:14PM
But you have heard of a herd of cows, a gaggle of geese, etc.

@Irene_L.A. wrote:

@walesmaven wrote:

Irene, those really are the terms used for multiples of various animals. So, not nonsense at all.
I'm a city girl, if it's not a dog or cat...I don't have a clue what all that means.
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May 17, 2019 10:18PM
My husband wants something with observe. An observe of mystery shoppers? Hmmm.
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May 17, 2019 10:55PM
A.RANT of shoppers...
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May 17, 2019 11:10PM
A Coral of Mystery, cows and shoppers.

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May 18, 2019 02:22AM
An observatory of shoppers !!

Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel

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May 18, 2019 03:06AM
An espionage of shoppers
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May 18, 2019 01:38PM
@prince wrote:

An espionage of shoppers

I love it!
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May 22, 2019 03:33AM
An "MSPAconference" of shoppers. About the only way you'd see more than one in the same place!

sestrahelena
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May 26, 2019 03:38PM
A CELL OF SHOPPERS (as in cell phones or)?

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June 08, 2019 11:12AM
There is an interesting book, entitled "An Exaltation of Larks," by James Lipton, that discusses the collective names of many animals. As shop-et-al points out, murder is the collective noun for multiples of crows; parliament is that for owls. It is a very interesting book. Possibly out of print (it was first published in 1968), the ISBN is 0 14 00.4536 8. If you're interested in such things, you'll find it to be a fascinating read.

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June 08, 2019 12:43PM
Yes. When I started this thread, I was searching for my copy of that book. I mentioned it elsewhere. Good for you to mention it here!smiling smiley

Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz


Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/09/2019 12:18AM by Shop-et-al.
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June 08, 2019 08:42PM
It is still in print. $15.79 at Amazon.
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June 13, 2019 03:23AM
A Survey of shoppers?

A Report of shoppers?

A Detail of shoppers?
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June 13, 2019 05:38AM
Oh, this is so good. I'm going to have to share it in home school with my kids tomorrow.

In grammar, we are learning about parts of speech. We were working on nouns and talked about collective nouns: One that describes many..... ex: mountain RANGE (many mountains; one range) and FAMILY (many members; one family)....and in this lesson, we talked about the congresses, flocks, herds, etc. smiling smiley

I will ask them what they think MSers should be collectively known as.

I like the perspective, observatory, rant, survey, detail, espionage...all are so good and bring a chuckle smiling smiley
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