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I have just received an e-mail from a colleague asking if there is a collective noun describing recipients of our recent information e-mail addressed to 00localauthorities

Now, 00localauthorities as you have probably guessed is just a single file with all the individual e-mail addresses in it.

After some thought, I think the answer must be that if I was to coin a collective noun, I'd probably go for a bewilderment although the Metropolitans probably fall into a subcategory, an ingratitude...

I am awaiting his response...

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Date: 2003-07-30 03:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bibliogirl.livejournal.com
Having dealt with a number of local authorities myself, I'd have to vote for an incompetence of local authorities.

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Date: 2003-07-30 04:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pauln.livejournal.com
Hear hear!

Anyway, "Ingratitude" is the collective term for academics...

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Date: 2003-07-30 05:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ellefurtle.livejournal.com
I thought that was a cardigan of academics.... :-)

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Date: 2003-07-30 06:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pauln.livejournal.com
Maybe that should be an Ingratitude of Academic Managers

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Date: 2003-07-30 04:25 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] kneeshooter
Working for a local authority I'd agree with you.

Actually, working might be too strong a word as today I've removed two commas from a document, done a quiz on LJ and had my lunch.

All in 4 hours...

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Date: 2003-07-31 07:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] barrettyman.livejournal.com
I believe the term is an intertia of local authorities

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