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Englishforu Posted 11 years ago
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'TRUE' and 'AS SUCH'
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What do 'true' and 'as such' mean in the following sentences?
After the breakup of the pairs, when the drakes congregate in small flocks, more than a dozen may chase a single female in the air, trying to force her down and rape her. Lebret calls this behaviour 'Attempted Rape Flight' (ARF) and Cramp & Simmons speak of 'rape-intent flights'. I could however only find reference to heterosexual ARF's (or any other pursuit-flights) in the mallard. Homosexual rape or attempted non-consensual copulation - as such - is known in the mallard. The true homosexual nature of the case described here could be verified by inspection of the gonads: my initial thought that NMR 9997-00232 was a senile female wearing a male plumage (see: Post & Kompanje 1992) proved wrong.
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What do 'true' and 'as such' mean in the following sentences?
After the breakup of the pairs, when the drakes congregate in small flocks, more than a dozen may chase a single female in the air, trying to force her down and rape her. Lebret calls this behaviour 'Attempted Rape Flight' (ARF) and Cramp & Simmons speak of 'rape-intent flights'. I could however only find reference to heterosexual ARF's (or any other pursuit-flights) in the mallard. Homosexual rape or attempted non-consensual copulation - as such - is known in the mallard. The true homosexual nature of the case described here could be verified by inspection of the gonads: my initial thought that NMR 9997-00232 was a senile female wearing a male plumage (see: Post & Kompanje 1992) proved wrong.
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) true = real, actual
- ) true = real, actual
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englishforuWhat do 'true' and 'as such' meanas such = specifically and exclusively (There is no need for the phrase in the given text, by the way; it is an essentially meaningless addition.)
true = real, actual
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