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From: "Bill Pearce" <bspearce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 4:16 PM
Subject: [OM] [OT]It seems so simple...
> Ensure: To make sure.
> Insure: To provide or obtain insurance.
Bill,
According to my (admittedly beat-up) Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary:
"Insure", 2. To make certain, especially, taking necessary measures and
precautions.
"Ensure", to make sure,certain, or safe. syn., Ensure, Insure, Assure,
Secure. shared meaning element: to make an outcome sure.
I hate to see young people being led down the wrong path. :~)).
Dick Allen
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