Wednesday, April 30, 2025

“A collective noun is a countable noun that refers to a group of people or things.”
– Adam Jacot de Boinod –

“Hey, you guys!” is a catch-all phrase many of us have uttered at some point. Yet effective leaders understand that language choice shapes organizational culture, with thoughtful terminology creating more nuanced and engaging communication frameworks. For a bit of linguistic inspiration from the animal kingdom, Check out From a ‘shrewdness of apes’ to a ‘bloat of hippopotamuses’ here are the weirdest collective nouns. (P.S. My favorite is a tossup between “gam” and “parliament” – both of which are oddly satisfying to say in professional settings.)

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Chad