College Composition / Unit 10 CMP 0236 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Ensure and Insure
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The idea
Ensure means to make certain, and insure means to protect against financial loss with insurance.
In practice
"Careful checks ensure accuracy"; "The company insured the building against fire." The two sound alike, and spell-checkers accept both.
Where people slip
In most academic writing, the word you want is ensure, unless the sentence is really about insurance.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
Unlocks
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