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Subject:RE: Insure vs. Ensure (Was Affect vs. effect?) From:"Skilton Katherine (ism1kns)" <ism1kns -at- ups -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 2 Feb 2001 10:41:48 -0500
Actually, according to more than one dictionary, ensure and insure are
identical. I've seen the definition for ensure written as "also written as
insure."
Kate
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From: Tara English-Sweeney [mailto:tesweeney -at- novadigm -dot- com]
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 10:24 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Insure vs. Ensure (Was Affect vs. effect?)
I like this discussion! Incorrect usage of these terms drives me batty. (Pet
peeve)
Here's another set that I often see confused - ensure and insure.
:)
Tara
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