Alan Siegrist wrote: > But if the word were spelled that way, would it not be a "screwing in" (from > the word auger) of the new president rather than a "swearing in"? >
I thought in the same direction, but as a former pilot, I thought more of "to auger in - To crash (a plane) into the ground." On the other hand, I was taught that it is not polite not to swear. Have fun, Roland --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Persons posting messages to not_honyaku assume all responsibility for their messages. The list owner does not review messages prior to posting, and accepts no responsibility for the content of messages posted. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
