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Why a Gaggle of Geese? Where Do Collective Nouns Come From?

Kategorie: Wissen und Wissenschaft
Kanal: BrainStuff
Datum: 13. Februar 2019, 11:00
Stufe: B1-B2 (Mittelstufe)

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About 500 years ago, creating clever collective nouns for groups of animals, objects, and people was trendy, and some of those nouns of assemblage stuck. Learn the history of this quirk of the English language in today's episode of BrainStuff.Learn more about advertising on the HowStuffWorks podcasts at www.howstuffworks.com/advertisers.htmAnd to learn about your ad choices when listening to podcasts, visit https://www.howstuffworks.com/privacy.htm#ad-choices