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Tower

I’m weaning myself off my recent obsession with collective nouns, but gently, as you see. Why this tower was disguised as a giraffe, I do not know, but it caught […]
Tower

Memory

Yes, I’m stuck in my collective noun obsession. And this week, it’s a memory of elephants. Yes, you can use herd, or even parade, but memory is a great term […]
Memory

Confusion

Yes, I’m back with another collective noun. This is an unusual one, but I really didn’t invent it! It is thought that this term is related to the exuberant and […]
Confusion

Dazzle

We’ve created some wonderful collective nouns in English. There are some very ordinary ones, such as group, herd and flock; and some fascinating ones like a sloth (of bears), a […]
Dazzle

Vertical

– Welcome to One Word Sunday, and over to all of you to join the challenge with your own vertical post. To join the challenge, please use pingback by putting a link […]
Vertical

Row

The Big Buddha, on Lantau Island, sits at the top of a long flight of steps. The first to greet you as you catch your breath after the climb, are two […]
Row

Circle

– This 52-storey building was the tallest building in Hong Kong, in fact the first true skyscraper, when it was built in 1973.  It has since been dwarfed by many, […]
Circle

Puzzle

– Welcome to One Word Sunday, and over to all of you to join the challenge with your own puzzle post. To join the challenge, please use pingback by putting a link […]
Puzzle

Skull

Welcome to One Word Sunday, and over to all of you to join the challenge with your own skull post. Much as I was tempted to show some street art, I have […]
Skull

Movement

– Welcome to One Word Sunday, and over to all of you to join the challenge with your own movement post. To join the challenge, please use pingback by putting a link […]
Movement

Contrast

  These images show the contrast of old and new in Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) in China. The framed pictures were on display inside the ancestral home of Bruce […]
Contrast