Crows and Collective Noun

Wondering if there is scaling for collective nouns

It is accepted that the collective noun for crows is a murder.  If it is a small group, is it just a traffic offence of crows?  or for large groups is it a massacre?

Dec 16th, 2009

5 lacklustre pieces of inspiration on “Crows and Collective Noun”

  1. Consultant G Says:
    December 17th, 2009 at 5:50 pm

    No, it is not. Go away and stop wasting our time. This has nothing to do with common sense. Why not count the things too, instead of this vague large number and small group stuff. And I bet they are not even crows - they are more likely to be rooks or jackdaws.

  2. Consultant C Says:
    December 19th, 2009 at 5:17 pm

    Quite right G, crows hang out in pairs or on their own mostly. If they’re flocking, more than likely be another corvid.

  3. Counting Crows Says:
    December 21st, 2009 at 1:13 pm

    So if crows don’t hang around together then why is there a collective noun for them?

  4. Consultant C Says:
    December 21st, 2009 at 10:31 pm

    It was coined by a misguided fool.

  5. Consultant G Says:
    December 22nd, 2009 at 10:44 am

    And has been perpetuated by similar.

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