No, It’s Not Actually a Murder of Crows – Okay, technically it is (2015)

Re:No, It’s Not Actually a Murder of Crows – Okay, technical... by prerok on Monday October 05, 2020 @02:22AM (#24685061)

Actually, English is not my native language, I started learning it in primary school in fifth grade (at around ten).

Unfortunately, teachers do teach that and there was a test for the various group names, like a school of fish, a pod of whales, a parliament of owls, etc. And yes, the murder of crows was included. That was in secondary school, though, so admittedly at a higher level of education but it is taught and tested against.

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Re:No, It’s Not Actually a Murder of Crows – Okay, technical... by d1sxeyes on Monday October 05, 2020 @03:33AM (#24685407)

There are some commonly used which you should know. A school of fish, for example. A flock can be used for both birds and sheep, and it is very frequently used. A pod exists but is less common.

These rarer ones can frequently be replaced with a commonly used one, and often are. I think most people would talk about a 'flock of crows'.

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Re:No, It’s Not Actually a Murder of Crows – Okay, technical... by zeveb on Monday October 05, 2020 @09:06AM (#24687384)

> A pod exists but is less common.

It may be less common, but it's where Kubernetes got its term 'pod.' Docker's mascot is a whale, Kubernetes manages groups of related Docker containers … pod!

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