I'd say it was widely known. The test is to ask Chapman. If he knows it than it's very widely known indeed.
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What is the collective noun for a group of writers?
A misery?
A snide?
A rant?
A pen?
A bitterness.
Dan
Quote: Timbo @ February 6 2009, 11:02 PM GMTI knew. But then I am a birdwatcher. And a smartarse.
Smartarse? I thought it was a murder?
Quote: SlagA @ February 7 2009, 12:14 PM GMTSmartarse? I thought it was a murder?
Yes, a 'smartarse' is the collective noun for vindaloo-lovers.