English Language Lab

English Language Lab

A Sounder of Pigs...

... and a smack of jellyfish!

Rachel Boyce's avatar
Rachel Boyce
Aug 11, 2025
∙ Paid

I bet you have never stopped to think about what we call a group of pigs…. or jellyfish!

There are some wonderful ways to talk about groups of animals, and not just use expressions like "a bunch of…" or "some…" but actually find and learn those wonderfully weird and often whimsical names like a "murder of crows" or a "flock of sheep"?

These are called …

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Rachel Boyce
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture