On Sat, 7 Apr 2001, Chris Barker wrote:
> >> Ergh! is right. When's the last time you went to an "exhibition"
> >> (noun) as
> >> opposed to an "exhibit" (verb)? I'm convinced that everyone goes to
> >> "exhibits" nowadays.
> Drat, I was late in on this one: "exhibit" is a noun ... there are
> "exhibits" in exhibitions, or even in court.
Surely, It's both: "I'm going to exhibit some of my B&W work in that new
gallery in a few weeks". In which case, the display of my work would be
an exhibition, of course.
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