Ensure, Assure, Insure

[Combs, Richard]

Ken Nuckols wrote: 
 
> For the record, I'm answering this without consulting any 
> reference materials--just to provide an unfiltered response. 

I'm afraid I don't get the point of that. "Unfiltered" by what --
knowledge? Is that supposed to add value?

The question is one of meaning. Geoff Hart had it right: pick a
dictionary and look up the words. You'll find that "ensure" is right. If
that's not satisfactory, try a thesaurus. 

Richard


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Richard G. Combs
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Polycom, Inc.
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