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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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showcases/shows/exhibits some of the best barbecue

0The annual barbecue festival in Memphis, Tennessee, showcases some of the best barbecue in the world!02br
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" In my opinion, none of these choices work very well because they imply that the barbecue is there to be looked at, which is not true - it's for eatin'. But it's hard for me to think of another verb to substitute in that sentence. 02br 02br 00 "At the annual barbecue festival, participants are cooking up some of the best barbecue in the world," maybe.

— Delmobile

  • " In my opinion, none of these choices work very well because they imply that the barbecue is there to be looked at, which is not true - it's for eatin'.
  • But it's hard for me to think of another verb to substitute in that sentence.
  • 02br 02br 00 "At the annual barbecue festival, participants are cooking up some of the best barbecue in the world," maybe.
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0 Neither word has quite the same sense of "what we're showing you is very, very special." In my opinion, none of these choices work very well because they imply that the barbecue is there to be looked at, which is not true - it's for eatin'. But it's hard for me to think of another verb to substitute in that sentence. 02br
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