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two places. I know that a golfer can hole a putt — some golfers can hole a putt - but can a ship’s hull be holed? My dictionaries say that “to hole" may be employed as either a transitive or an intransitive verb. Maybe the Review-Journal had it right, but it sounds an odd note.
What about “swomed”? In Clinton, Ind., a couple of years ago, The Daily Clintonian reported that officers of the Optimist club “were swomed in by Optimist International Lieutenant Governor Bob Higgins.” Plain old “sworn” seems good enough for me.
Charge this one to The Associated Press: “Nunn said a recent letter from White House counsel ej* fectively undercutted previous assurances.” I know Sam Nunn welj enough to doubt- that the senator ever in his life said “undercutted.” *!
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