Water you getting for Xmas?

[Sasquach991]

-New Tom Clancy book
-Push cark for golf (wife says I need exercise instead of riding and drinking beer)
-One of those cool new screw drivers

Not going to be the same without my mom.

[celtic123]

How do you know what youre getting ?

[Sasquach991]

How do you know what youre getting ?

Unfortunately I have to pay for it.

"Here's some money. Now go buy me this, this and this"

Spelling/Grammar? Bah

True story:
A friend from college started at junior college. He was in line at registration with a high school buddy. When they got their schedules, my buddy's buddy said (And I shit you not):

"I don't know why we gotta take English in college. We done ready know how to talk"

[Monty3038]

Should have asked for a spell check software program.

Celtic, the only way to insure you get what you want is to buy it yourself and give it to someone to give to you

[OngBonga]

Should have asked for a spell check software program.

Celtic, the only way to ensure you get what you want is to buy it yourself and give it to someone to give to you

fyp

[BennyLaRue]

I get water out of the creek like a normal human being.

[Monty3038]

Thank God Benny was a smart ass also, I feel less like a dick now.

[BennyLaRue]

Thank God Benny was a smart ass also, I feel less like a dick now.

I dunno, man. You did use emoticons.

[supa]

Can't figure out if Ong's making an old joke or if he doesn't understand that both spellings are acceptable.

[OngBonga]

As I was taught English, insure, ensure and assure have different meanings. This smells of American bastardisation of our language.

[Halv]

also "unsure".

[supa]

en·sure   [en-shoor, -shur] Show IPA
verb (used with object), -sured, -sur·ing.
1.
to secure or guarantee: This letter will ensure you a hearing.
2.
to make sure or certain: measures to ensure the success of an undertaking.
3.
to make secure or safe, as from harm.
4.
insure ( defs. 1–3 ) .

in·sure   [in-shoor, -shur] Show IPA verb, -sured, -sur·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to guarantee against loss or harm.
2.
to secure indemnity to or on, in case of loss, damage, or death.
3.
to issue or procure an insurance policy on or for.
4.
ensure ( defs. 1–3 ) .

[OngBonga]

Guess it depends where you're taught English...

# ensure or insure: In the UK (and Australia), the word ensure (to make sure, to make certain) has a distinct meaning from the word insure (often followed by against – to guarantee or protect against, typically by means of an "insurance policy"). The distinction is only about a century old,[76] and this helps explain why in (North) America ensure is just a variant of insure, more often than not. According to Merriam-Webster's usage notes, ensure and insure "are interchangeable in many contexts where they indicate the making certain or [making] inevitable of an outcome, but ensure may imply a virtual guarantee <the government has ensured the safety of the refugees>, while insure sometimes stresses the taking of necessary measures beforehand <careful planning should insure the success of the party>."[77]
source - wiki

I only jumped on this because he was mocking OP's spelling!

[Sasquach991]

Ensure:

• Good source of protein (9 g/serving)
• Excellent source of 24 essential vitamins and minerals
• Excellent source (320 mg/serving) of plant-based omega-3 fatty acid ALA (20% of 1.6 g DV) to support heart health
• Kosher
• Halal
• Gluten-free; suitable for lactose intolerance
• Low-residue

[kiwiMark]

I don't understand how we pasted two different words with two very different definitions (three of each, even!) and are still claiming they're the same?

[kiwiMark]

ohhhhhhhh I can't read

[kiwiMark]

oic just seems like another US/notUS difference:

For the more general senses, ensure is more likely to be used, but insure and ensure are often interchangeable, particularly in U.S. English:

[supa]

Got this, pretty f'n stoked!



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