What does one call a group of Leafs?

Can we call a group of Leafs something special? Should the plural be Leaves? Should a group be called "a fall of leaves"? A mulch of leaves? A greenof leaves?. An airation of leaves? What is your favorite? Jim

We (my wife and I) can't come up with anything real good... kids historically jump in a pile of leaves. Pile up of Leafs conjures the wrong image, though.

Then I thought maybe a bushel of Leafs, but that isn't very evocative either. My wife suggests "gust". It brings colorful images of fall leaves blowing in the wind, at least.

Close to the same topic, do we differentiate the Leaf by having Leafs, or the normally grammatically correct but less appealing (to me) Leaves? (should I say "Leaves" leaves me cold?) :lol:

A "rustle of leafs"?

Credit to my friend Gregg, who also has his Reservation in.

We like that, Gary. Stealthy, too.

Or, perhaps a "Whisper of Leafs" would be appropriate.

A "Wave of Leafs"?

But, the "Rustle of Leafs" might be better?

well, we know what we'll call the owners "Leafers" or perhaps "Leaf Peepers"

It's official. Nissan says the plural of Leaf should be Leafs...

"And by the way. Nissan insists the plural of Leaf, at least as far as the car goes, is Leafs."

http://www.wired.com/autopia/tag/nissan-leaf/

javan said:

Can we call a group of Leafs something special? Should the plural be Leaves? Should a group be called "a fall of leaves"? A mulch of leaves? A greenof leaves?. An airation of leaves? What is your favorite? Jim

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Tree.

A Vortex of Leafs... :roll:

" Vortices contain a lot of energy in the circular motion of the fluid. In an
ideal fluid this energy can never be dissipated and the vortex would
persist forever.

"However, real fluids exhibit viscosity and this dissipates energy very slowly
from the core of the vortex. It is only through dissipation of a vortex due
to viscosity that a vortex line can end in the fluid, rather than at the
boundary of the fluid."

Hold On! Plural of Leaf isn't Leaf, it's "Leaves".

But in my mind I keep seeing another item -- the Leaf Blower. What would that look like? :lol:

Official Nissan: one LEAF, two LEAFs.

A Vein of Leafs, a Stem of Leafs, a Swirl of Leafs, a Mulch of Leafs, a Riot of Leafs?

A Cell of Leafs?

An Epiphany of Leafs

An epiphany (from the ancient Greek "?p?f??e?a", epiphaneia,
“manifestation, striking appearance”) is the sudden realization or
comprehension of the (larger) essence or meaning of something. The term
is used in either a philosophical or literal sense to signify that the claimant
has "found the last piece of the puzzle and now sees the whole picture,"
or has new information or experience, often insignificant by itself, that
illuminates a deeper or numinous foundational frame of reference.

Much as I like your suggestion, there is a sad lack of Classicists amongst the driving public

I still like, "A rustle of leafs"

I agree that a "rustle of Leafs" has a pleasant sound, and at first
blush, pleasant associations for most folks.

There is however a darker, meaning for "rustling;" stealing cattle.

Once the Leaf is actually on the road, there is a high likelihood that
the up-to-then invisible Leaf-haters will be right behind. Sadly, when
they get wind of a "rustle of Leafs," they wil have a field day with it.

For this same reason, "vortex" isn't workable either as most folks
wrongly believe that a vortex always has sucking sound, the one's they
are most familiar with being in a draining sink or just flushed toilet.

Likewise, "greening" goes by the board due associations with bribery,
hush money, lobbyists, special interests, chicanery, etc.

Bummer

I think that both a "whisper," and an "epiphany" of Leafs hold up well.