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In my discussion of displays vs. appears, I commented that <<Although the
word "displays" can certainly be intransitive (e.g., "during the mating
dance, the male peacock displays"), the usage in modern English is
overwhelmingly transitive ("Y displays X")>>
John Renish politely pointed out, off-list, that there's no such thing as a
female peacock, since the species is actually known as "peafowl", and her
ladyship would in fact be a "peahen". Oops! I take refuge in the fact that
nobody else corrected me, and thus, rather than having committed a gross
error, I actually used my exquisite judgment to choose a word appropriate
for a non-ornithological audience. Yeah... that's the ticket! <g>
"I don't necessarily believe everything I say."--Marshall McLuhan
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