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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: sure? #28787 05/10/01 04:38 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta I would use ensure to mean make sure that something happens "Her quick thinking ensured the train left on time." Insure I would use for gambling that a disaster will happen with a company that is gambling that it won't happen, e.g., fire insurance. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted sure? francais31415 05/10/01 01:17 AM Re: sure? Anonymous 05/10/01 02:48 AM Re: sure? Bingley 05/10/01 04:38 AM Re: sure? Capital Kiwi 05/10/01 05:56 AM Re: sure? Bingley 05/10/01 08:25 AM Re: sure? rodward 05/10/01 01:55 PM Re: sure? Bobyoungbalt 05/10/01 03:26 PM Re: sure? Bean 05/10/01 04:10 PM Re: sure? wow 05/10/01 05:02 PM Re: sure? Bingley 05/11/01 04:11 AM Re: sure? Capital Kiwi 05/11/01 07:59 AM Re: sure? Bingley 05/12/01 06:29 AM Re: sure? Capital Kiwi 05/12/01 07:52 AM Re: sure? Sparteye 05/11/01 02:19 PM Re: sure? inselpeter 05/11/01 04:02 PM Re: sure? francais31415 05/11/01 07:07 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,381 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (A C Bowden), 346 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,568 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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