A Parliament of Owls: A Book of Collective Nouns - Chloe Rhodes

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A highly entertaining journey through one of the most quirky features of the English Language: collective nouns. Discover the history behind these fascinating phrases, many of which we still use to this day. 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 language, and this absorbing book tells the stories of these evocative phrases, exploring and explaining the etymology behind them. Each collective noun summons up the animal or event it describes. But where did they come from? \'A parliament of owls\', for example, seems to have its origins in the 1950s children\'s classic The Chronicles of Narnia in which C.S. Lewis references a phrase from Chaucer, \'the parliament of fowls\'. Lewis\' version changed \'fowls\' to \'owls\' and due to the international success of his books it caught on and is now recognized as dictionary compilers as the \'correct\' term for a group of owls. Perfect for any history or language buff, this is an entertaining and fascinating look at many of the bizarre phrases which have stood the test of time.