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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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are on display/displayed/exhibited/on exhibition
More beauty can be seen at the Naha City Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts, where cloth, ceramic, glass, and lacquer pieces are on display.
Hi,
Is "on display" in the above interchangeable with "displayed/exhibited/on exhibition?" Thanks.
Hi,
Is "on display" in the above interchangeable with "displayed/exhibited/on exhibition?" Thanks.
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On display and on exhibition are commonly used for museum exhibits. Personally, I've never heard exhibited or d isplayed in the sort of sentence you quote. Of course it would be readily understood.
- On display and on exhibition are commonly used for museum exhibits.
- Personally, I've never heard exhibited or d isplayed in the sort of sentence you quote.
- Of course it would be readily understood.
- They might be used in a longer paragraph in the interest of variety.
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On display and on exhibition are commonly used for museum exhibits. Personally, I've never heard exhibited or displayed in the sort of sentence you quote. Of course it would be readily understood. They might be used in a longer paragraph in the interest of variety.
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