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[–] FishFace@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You can just say "a group of X called a Y" about anything and people on the internet will believe it.

[–] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Apparently the whole "quirky unique collective nouns for different things" thing was a victorian meme. People 150 yes ago just made them up to be funny, and now they're solemnly repeated as mystical English dictionary words from the dawn of language.

[–] FishFace@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

It predates the Victorians by some centuries, in fact!

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

I’m okay with us naming things with this method