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> >Bill Burns writes:
> > >Verbs that take a direct object are transitive verbs. I used to think
that
> > >"display" was strictly transitive, but it's now acceptable (according
to
> > some dictionaries) to use it without an object (for example, "The
paragraph
> > >designer window displays").
Even though it is grammatically correct, I would never use this syntax as it
is awkward when English is not your first language. My audience is
international.
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