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🌟 PET PEEVES ❗️ A pet peeve is a small behavior that someone finds particularly irritating — even if other people don’t think it’s a big deal: 🔴“One of my biggest pet peeves is people chewing loudly. It’s a minor issue, but it really gets on my nerves.” Here is a vocabulary-focused list of common pet peeves that might drive some of us up the wall 🤯: 🌟Chewing loudly / chewing with your mouth open 🌟Slurping drinks loudly 🌟Cracking knuckles repeatedly 🌟Double-dipping (putting a bitten chip b...

🟢a murder of crows — стая ворон 🟢a parliament of owls — стая сов 🟢a pride of lions — прайд львов 🟢a school of fish — косяк рыб 🟢a swarm of bees — рой пчёл 🟢a pack of wolves — стая волков

🟠a bulb of garlic — головка чеснока 🟠a clove of garlic — зубчик чеснока 🟠а head of lettuce — кочан салата 🟠а bunch of grapes — гроздь винограда 🟠а stalk of celery — стебель сельдерея 🟠an ear of corn — початок кукурузы 🟠a loaf of bread — буханка хлеба 🟠a slice of cake — кусок (ломтик) торта 🟠a bar of chocolate — плитка шоколада 🟠a stick of butter — пачка сливочного масла 🟠a wedge of cheese — кусок сыра 🟠a scoop of ice cream — шарик мороженого 🟠a pinch of salt — щепотка соли 🟠a glass...

🌟 TERMS OF VENERY 🐻 In English, there is a whole group of collective nouns called terms of venery. Venery is an archaic name for hunting (look up its modern meaning😅), and terms of venery refer to groups of animals, such as a pack of wolves or a murder of crows. 🦔 Most of these terms were invented in the 15th century by noblemen who were keen hunters. Later, terms of venery made their way out of hunters’ jargon into literature and became part of the English vocabulary. 🦆 If you want to lear...