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Martha: A Collection of Collective Nouns

KPBS | By KPBS Public Broadcasting
Published September 26, 2007 at 2:03 PM PDT
This story was published more than 17 years ago.

And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for: The results of the “A Way with Words” Collective Noun Contest! What collective noun would you apply to groups of 1) tennis players, 2) aliens from o

Martha: A Collection of Collective Nouns

And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for: The results of the “A Way with Words” Collective Noun Contest! What collective noun would you apply to groups of 1) tennis players, 2) aliens from outer space, and 3) language-loving word hosts?  You sent us a cleverness of witty entries, and Martha has the winners.

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