Jussive  +  149960 Thu, 20 Oct 05 09:40 PM Being as Mister Micawber doesn't seem like he's going to come back to me on this, can someone else here read my last post and say something (agree or disagree). If you disagree please point out why. Thanks Jussive Joined on Sun, Sep 25 2005 Full Member 144

	Forbes  +  152547 Fri, 28 Oct 05 10:10 PM Having read this thread several times I have come to the conclusion that some things defy analysis. I cannot think of a good reason why police cannot be singular when army and navy can. Forbes Joined on Thu, Jun 16 2005 Regular Member 895

	Cool Breeze  +  221530 Mon, 01 May 06 03:40 PM  Jussive wrote: Being as Mister Micawber doesn't seem like he's going to come back to me on this, can someone else here read my last post and say something (agree or disagree). If you disagree please point out why. Thanks There is nothing wrong with your definition of collective noun. Grammatical terms can often be defined in several ways and the fact that people understand them differently frequently causes misunderstandings. Also, there is no point in trying to make the English language consistent and logical.  All such efforts are bound to fail. Cool Breeze Joined on Fri, Apr 7 2006 Senior Member 3,928 "I hope you'll all live to be 150 years old - and the last voice you hear is mine!" Frank Sinatra on stage in Oslo, Norway, 28 September 1991 Nouns