Diane Sawyer hedging her bets

[Laurence Horn]

Another reversal:

We've discussed, as has Language Log at various intervals, the
problems in sorting out "can't underestimate" and its relatives.
Here's Diane Sawyer on tonight's episode of ABC World News Tonight on
the lead story:

"It would be hard to imagine, or underestimate [pause]..., or
overestimate, what it must have been like" when those two American
airmen were forced to bail out and land in Libya.

LH

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