Re: Animals (was: Re: Milwaukee Report)

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From: Rick Kelly
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 01:37

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In article <1k13d8INNbfr@titan.ucs.umass.edu> zgilbert@titan.ucs.umass.edu (Zvi Gilbert) writes:
>rmkhome!rmk@merk.com (Rick Kelly) writes:
>>And you'd probably win the bet.  I own a 3 story victorian colonial,
>>which gives ample space for a herd of 10 cats.
>                               ^^^^
>The mass noun for a grouping of cats is "clowder," as in
>"a clowder of 10 cats."
>
>Really.

At times I have considered "chowder of 10 cats".

>"Herd" is for cattle & suchlike.  
>
>Of course, metaphorically it still works, if your cats, say, stampede.

They do.  Frequently.



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Subject: Re: Animals (was: Re: Milwaukee Report)
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 01:37:19 GMT
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