Steve,
Not to drag on, but....
I dredged very deeply here.. Funk & Wagnalls...:~)
Insure..to ensure.
That wraps it. :~)
Folks hate a quitter.
Dick
---- Original Message ----
From: Steve.Gullick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Subject: Re: [OM] [OT]It seems so simple...
Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 11:04:19 +0100
>
>> 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
>
>
>Well Dick, I'd bung Websters in the bin if I were you and get
>yourself a
>proper one - the OED comes to mind!
>
>Steve
>
>
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