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Originally Posted by GrannyGrump
Just to kill any vestiges of naivete in the neighborhood, Americans (unless they are out among the trees looking at birds and counting woodpeckers), only use the term in its very rudest sense.
The word "peck" is treated innocently enough ( a peck of corn, a bird pecks its food). It is only when it gets the suffix that it becomes naughty.
Sigh... Who knew that a children's book could be so fraught with peril?
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Likewise in Australia.
I really do not like the text of works being altered, but I do understand why you want to do so here. I certainly believe that any alterations should always be noted. However, in this case, will the notes defeat the purpose? Is it going to result in a somewhat salacious notes section and giggling children?
Perhaps the solution is two versions. One would be clearly described as being edited so as to be suitable for children, and the other described as not edited and not suitable for children. This second would contain the notes section. Or perhaps the edited version only with the notes available for download separately.
Just raising it for discussion.