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Old 09-01-2012, 02:09 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967 View Post
The fact that many people (including, unbelievably, dictionary writers) can't be bothered to learn the distinction between "ensure" and "insure" does not make them interchangeable.
Dictionary writers aren't in charge of definitions, they just report how words are used. If replacing ensure with insure is common enough, they'll report that in their dictionaries.
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