Collective nouns... undoubtably one of the finest quirks of the English language, alongside silent letters and misplaced commas. We might not know exactly who decided that there should be a fluffle of bunnies or a glaring of cats, or who signed off on the prickle of porcupines, but we are very sure that they got them all spot on. Not only that, but life feels much fuller knowing that we're only one accidental encounter...
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