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Unusual collections of things

Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2023 2:39 pm
by alice
This is not about established collective nouns, but about things which don't have them yet. In British political discourse it is common to hear about "measures" coming in "packages", or sometimes on "rafts"; what other such things are there?

Re: Unusual collections of things

Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2023 11:54 pm
by Moose-tache
I hear "tranches" used more and more in common conversation to mean any repackaged collection of financial products.

Re: Unusual collections of things

Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2023 2:26 am
by Man in Space
I was going to say “bevy” but that looks to be a general term in itself.

Re: Unusual collections of things

Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 9:25 am
by sasasha
I enjoyed that in Japan takoyaki (fried octopus balls) came in fune (boats). Now I over-generalise that to everything.