Cocoa Question: How do I get a string representation of a SEL?

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Is it possible, given a SEL to generate a string representation of the method it refers to?

For context:

I have an object instance initialized thusly:

-(id) initWithTarget:(id)object action: (SEL)action;

Within the instance I would like to echo the string name of the method referred to by SEL. How do I do that?

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