LanguageLover wrote: Here are two detailed lists: http://dictionary.reference.com/writing/styleguide/animal.html http://www.indianchild.com/babyanimalnames.htm Cool sites LanguageLover!!!

LanguageLover wrote: school of fish a colony of ants a swarm of bees a litter of kittens a pack of dogs .... What more do you know?

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Do you know the words used to talk about groups of animals? For example: A pride of lions A murder of crows A troop of.... A band of.... A tribe of... .... Please list the ones you know...

it takes no more than 2 notes on a person for the native language to stop. pyewacket

I am an American and I think our culture is changing -- going backward, in fact. This is partly the fault of the neo-conservative movement in our country. There are two major modes of thought here in the U.S. One is progressive and the other is

Anonymous52111 wrote: I don't understand this word. I mean could you at least explain it to me and give me some examples? Thanks. "Thus" is a transition word and essentially it means "so." These words show relationships between ideas

I find the Cambridge online dictionary pretty useful: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/results.asp?dict=I

Exercise! Go for a walk! Go for a run!

If a native speaker said that to me, I would think they were rude. If a non-native speaker said it, I would think that he/she was ignornant of proper social etiquette. Depending on the situation, both individuals may get a equally rude comment