A flock of dancers is obviously a SQUARE. And a flock of squares is a CROWD (or perhaps a HALL-FULL). Yet from an organizational viewpoint, a flock of squares might be a CLUB, even though many clubs nowadays don't really have a whole FLOCK of squares. A flock of clubs has always been an ASSOCIATION.
What would you call a flock of CALLS? It depends upon how you view calls. Maybe the correct word for a flock of calls is a LIST. Or a TEACHING ORDER. Okay, what would you call a flock of LISTS? How about a LADDER?
From a completely different angle, a flock of CALLS (strung together) is a TIP. It then follows that a flock of TIPS is a DANCE. What would you call a flock of dances? From a dancer viewpoint, a flock of dances might be a WEEKEND or a CONVENTION. A travelling caller might refer to a flock of dances as a TOUR, and a flock of tours as a CAREER. Keep in mind that if the dances haven't actually happened yet, they're BOOKINGS, and a flock of BOOKINGS is a CALENDAR.
If you wear "traditional" s/d attire, you've probably got a flock of petticoats around somewhere. A flock of petticoats is a WARDROBE.
Even though we've made great strides in coming up with good usable flock-words, we're just now getting started. A flock of RECORDS might be a REPERTOIRE, but this creates a problem. Spel chekers get confewzed bi bigg wurds. Maybe a flock of records should be a RECORD CASE, but how do you handle those situations where callers use minidiscs? It's an important consideration, because if you use minidiscs, you don't need a big FLOCK of 'em.
Isn't it strange that neither YOU nor I can come up with a GOOD word for a flock of CALLERS?? Could it possibly be because there are two completely separate flocks out there?
What are good words for flocks of GETOUTS, FORMATIONS, POSITIONS, APPLICATIONS, EXTENDED APPLICATIONS, GOOD DANCERS, POOR DANCERS, NEW DANCERS, DROPOUTS, WORDS-YOU-SAY-WHILE-THEY'RE-SQUARIN'-UP, FILLER-WORDS-DURING-RIGHT-AND-LEFT-GRAND and BETWEEN-TIP-BALONEY?
Nasser "a flock of POSTS is a MAILING LIST" Shukayr