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| Source |  NoticeBored |
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| Identifiant | 518145 |
| Date de publication | 2018-03-16 16:59:15 (vue: 2018-03-16 16:59:15) |
| Titre | NBlog March 16 - word games |
| Texte |  The assurance word-art tick (or boot?) that we created and blogged about a few days ago is still inspiring us. In particular, some assurance-related words hint at slightly different aspects of the same core concept:AssureAssuranceAssuredAssuredlyEnsureEnsuredInsureInsuranceReassureAlong with the tongue-in-cheek terms 'man-sure' and 'lady-sure', they are all based on 'sure', being a statement of certainty and confidence.Insure is interesting: in American English, I believe it means the same as ensure in the Queen's English (i.e. being certain of something), but in the Queen's English, insure only relates to the practice of insurance, when some third-party offers indemnity against particular risks.Assured, ensured and insured are not merely the past tenses of the respective verbs, but have slightly different implications or meanings:If someone is assured of something, they have somehow been convinced and accept it as true. They internalize and no longer question or doubt their belief to the same extent as if they were not assured of it. They rest-assured, generally as a result of a third-party providing them the assurance if they don't convince themselves;Someone who ensured something made certain it was so or at least made the effort to do so (they don't always succeed!). This often means passing responsibility to a third-party who they believe will do as required;In the Queen's English, a company that insured something provided the indemnity (insurance cover) to whoever had it insured. In American English, the previous bullet applies, presumably.Reassure is diff |
| Envoyé | Oui |
| Condensat | in about accept again against ago all always american applies are aren art aspects assurance assured awareness based been being belief beliefs believe bit blogged boot brain bullet but can cells certain certainty cheek comfort company concept concept:assureassuranceassuredassuredlyensureensuredinsureinsurancereassurealong confidence connotations convince convinced core cover created days different dispelled don doubt effort english ensure ensured evaluating extent finally games gear generally get had have hint implications indemnity inspiring insurance insure insured interesting interesting: internalize intriguing jumble lady least longer made man march materials maybe meanings:if means merely much nblog not offers often only own particular party passing past people point practice presumably previous provided providing queen question ramble reassure related relates relief required;in respective responsibility rest result risks same slightly some somehow someone something statement subtleties succeed sure tenses terms them themselves;someone thinking third tick tongue training true use verbs way when who whoever will word words |
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