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Hi Tamara,
A brief note on the sure things as I see them:
Insure is the usual word for paying a premium/payment to get some kind of compensation in the event of something going wrong, which forms part of an insurance ploicy. Assurance is an older term to indicate
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and crops up in the name of a company dealing with this business. It adds, if you like, a certain cachet because it suggests: We've been in the business for a long time.
Assure suggests confirmation of authenticity and comes up in these expressions: I can assure you that there will be no difficulty in .../Rest assured that we will do all we can to.../They assured me that I was doing the right thing.
Ensure suggests a checking process - a making sure - as in:
Please ensure that you complete all the details on the form/ We added this extra feature to ensure the safety of the driver.
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| #3 (permalink) Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:37 am Sure |
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Hi Alan
Thanks for the explanation. Now it’s getting more clear.
By the way, is there such a word as reensure? Does (Would) it make any sense - in the light of your explanation given for ensure?
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| #4 (permalink) Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:43 am Sure |
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Hi Tamara,
I would not think that word exists because it wouldn't really make sense. If you want to express the idea I think you're thinking of, I would say: In order to make doubly sure we've fitted two extra locks to the door.
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| #5 (permalink) Wed Oct 04, 2006 14:37 pm Sure |
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Hmm. OK...
Thanks, Alan! That's the meaning I supposed.
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What about three times as much? :) :)
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