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Words I never knew before.

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Mollygo Sat 23-Sept-23 10:11:16

Do you ever come across a word that is new to you but you feel you should have known?
This morning I learned that a group of squirrels is called a scurry. I don’t remember seeing that in my First Aid in English.

Shelflife Mon 25-Sept-23 15:28:05

Charm of Goldfinch is my favourite too, and are my favourite birds - so pretty.

MrsKen33 Sat 23-Sept-23 20:04:01

I loved ‘First Aid in English’ …I think it was the lists. People’s homes was a favourite.

Luckygirl3 Sat 23-Sept-23 19:46:41

Gosh that book brings back memories!

kittylester Sat 23-Sept-23 19:46:21

I love a Charm of goldfinches

Callistemon21 Sat 23-Sept-23 19:41:51

Is there a word for your DC's parents-in-law?

Callistemon21 Sat 23-Sept-23 19:40:26

I like niblings too.
I love all my niblings

(Although Autocorrect doesn't)

sodapop Sat 23-Sept-23 19:24:49

Love 'niblings' Daddima so expressive. I must try and use it in conversation.

Callistemon21 Sat 23-Sept-23 13:32:51

I just looked up quiddity, thinking I'd never heard of it but it's a term Shakespeare used, so it must be one of those words read once and forgotten!

He also mentioned quillets in the same speech in Hamlet - I'm sitting here gazing out at my quillet thinking I should get out there and do some deadheading and weeding.

I gave my First Aid in English to DD, perhaps this new one is an idea for a C*******s present.

Esmay Sat 23-Sept-23 12:06:22

I recall having a First Aid in English book .
I love words .
There's always a new one to learn .

Marydoll Sat 23-Sept-23 11:55:02

Daddima

Ailidh

Oo, I love words!!

I too am a quiddity!!

Have I misunderstood? Can someone be a ‘quiddity’?

I suppose it could be used when describing someone. His quirks and quiddities. I am definitely quirky!

B9exchange Sat 23-Sept-23 11:54:10

A Grandstanding?

Foxygloves Sat 23-Sept-23 11:47:38

What is the collective term for Grans then?

A Natter of Grans? grin

biglouis Sat 23-Sept-23 11:45:09

Is there a collective noun for tortoises?

Perhaps a "sloth" of tortoises although they are not always slow!

haha just googled it - its called a creep.

Oreo Sat 23-Sept-23 11:41:09

biglouis

Had never come across "explicate" and "quiddity" until I went to uni.

I’ve never come across them full stop 😂

Daddima Sat 23-Sept-23 11:31:56

Ailidh

Oo, I love words!!

I too am a quiddity!!

Have I misunderstood? Can someone be a ‘quiddity’?

Mollygo Sat 23-Sept-23 11:22:46

Foxygloves

This might be useful - hope you can read it

Great list. I like A bevy of roebucks I’ve only heard that used with quails.
It made me laugh thinking about DH saying a pass of asses.

Ailidh Sat 23-Sept-23 11:22:10

Oo, I love words!!

I too am a quiddity!!

Daddima Sat 23-Sept-23 11:13:27

It’s only recently that I learned that ‘niblings’ were nieces and nephews. I have managed to use that.

Daddima Sat 23-Sept-23 11:12:09

Foxygloves

This might be useful - hope you can read it

I love them too. ‘ Exaltation of larks’ is my favourite. Sadly, I have never had occasion to use it.

Marydoll Sat 23-Sept-23 11:01:07

quiddity is a perfect word when describing me! 😉

Mollygo Sat 23-Sept-23 10:57:14

I’m looking up quiddity as I type. It auto corrected it to Quidditch.

biglouis Sat 23-Sept-23 10:55:41

Had never come across "explicate" and "quiddity" until I went to uni.

Marydoll Sat 23-Sept-23 10:48:08

Note to self! Preview!!! WITH not wuth

Marydoll Sat 23-Sept-23 10:46:47

I had a first Aid in English in my class cupboard. The HT found it and threw it in the bin, saying it was old fashioned. I retrieved it later and kept on using it. It was great for helping young teachers wuth grammar questions and my pupils loved the quizzes I made from it.

Years later, she bought a copy for every teacher in the school! 🤣

Foxygloves Sat 23-Sept-23 10:20:29

This might be useful - hope you can read it