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 ====Collective nouns====
-Elasian features ways to form a collective noun. This is used extensively for concepts such as a puddle (of water), days, groups of animal and such. These collective nouns may in turn be interpreted as singulars and given regular plurals of their own, often this is accompanied by a shift in meaning. A commonly encountered example is the word ''ter'' ('a moment') from which the Elasian word for "day", ''teret'' is derived. It can be broken down into ''ter'' and the inanimate collectivising morpheme ''-et'' ('a group of moments, a day').
+Elasian features ways to form a collective noun. This is used extensively for concepts such as groups of events, groups of animal and such. These collective nouns may in turn be interpreted as singulars and given regular plurals of their own, often this is accompanied by a shift in meaning.
+A commonly given example is the word ''ter'' ('a moment') from which the Elasian word for day - ''teret'' - is derived. The word can be broken down into ''ter'' and the inanimate collectivising morpheme ''-et'', thus with the meaning of 'a group of moments', and by extension 'a day'.
 ==Syntax==