Doctor's Memo...
Everyone knows that a collection of fish is a shoal, a group of birds is a flock, and that geese, dogs, horses and cattle are collectively known as a gaggle, a pack, a string and a herd respectively.
But what do you call a group of fishermen, or a collection of jewellers?
If you've ever been confused about how to describe groups of people, then learn this list:
A quantity of surveyors.
A band of rubber workers.
A ring of jewellers.
A journal of accountants.
A posse of vets.
A bunch of florists.
A stack of booksellers.
A lot of auctioneers.
A corps of pathologists.
A concentration of students.
A body of undertakers.
A congregation of clergymen.
A galaxy of actresses.
A pride of expectant fathers.
A knot of scouts.
A shower of weather forecasters.
A swarm of heating engineers.
A clump of labourers.
A clutch of car mechanics.
A wealth of publishers.
A collection of philatelists.
A press of laundry workers.
A batch of cooks.
A sheaf of administrators.
A drift of skiers.
A giggle of teenage girls.
A hold of sailors.
A grip of luggage handlers.
A clutch of physiotherapists.
A herd of audiologists.
A convergence of opticians.
An issue of journalists.
A brood of midwives.
A branch of foresters.
A gathering of dressmakers.
A camaraderie of photographers.
An order of waiters.
A pyramid of archaeologists.
A race of anthropologists.
A preening of television presenters.
A disagreement of relatives.
A deposit of bankers.
A cuddle of lovers.
A fistful dullards.
A waggle of nurses.
A chuckle of comedians.
A pile of carpet layers.
A discovery of scientists.
An alarm of fire-fighters.
A flight of pilots.
A mug of drunkards.