Comments on: Kine https://www.isegoria.net/2011/11/kine/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Tue, 12 May 2026 23:05:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Doctor Pat https://www.isegoria.net/2011/11/kine/comment-page-1/#comment-382574 Doctor Pat Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:40:50 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=27253#comment-382574 Personally, if there was “a cow in the road” then someone has to move the thing, which would be me. At that point, the information that it was actually a bull is not something I would consider “irrelevant”.

]]> By: Agnello https://www.isegoria.net/2011/11/kine/comment-page-1/#comment-380963 Agnello Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:59:12 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=27253#comment-380963 “A (or ‘one’) head of cattle”

]]> By: Ben https://www.isegoria.net/2011/11/kine/comment-page-1/#comment-380690 Ben Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:16:27 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=27253#comment-380690 The book “Exaltation of Larks” is well worth owning in the “odd collective nouns” category. I had no idea there were so many.

]]> By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2011/11/kine/comment-page-1/#comment-380669 Isegoria Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:24:23 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=27253#comment-380669 Well, we Anglophones also have the option of beast or bovine, but either option sounds rather drôle.

I prefer the more dignified moo-cow, with gender specified, when necessary, via mommy-cow or daddy-cow. A steer is kind of a daddy-cow.

]]> By: BC https://www.isegoria.net/2011/11/kine/comment-page-1/#comment-380646 BC Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:17:10 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=27253#comment-380646 The French can use bête or bovin for a gender-nonspecific cow, although out here we know our taureaus from our boeufs.

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