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RE: Insure vs Ensure, was Re: Should we hire this guy?
Subject:RE: Insure vs Ensure, was Re: Should we hire this guy? From:"Halter, Meg" <HalterMC -at- navair -dot- navy -dot- mil> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 5 Jun 2000 16:14:13 -0700
Ahem. I should explain that I'm in California and I was spoofing
semi-literate valley-speak that is so common around here. Really. I should
have put a smiley at the end of the sentence.
-- Meg
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Halter, Meg [SMTP:HalterMC -at- navair -dot- navy -dot- mil]
>
> That's, like, you know, like, so totally true.
>
> -- Meg
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Amram Hakohen [SMTP:amramh -at- dnrc -dot- bell-labs -dot- com]
> > Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 1:55 AM
> > To: TECHWR-L
> > Cc: TECHWR-L
> > Subject: Re: Insure vs Ensure, was Re: Should we hire this guy?
> >
> > And what about
> >
> > imminent
> > eminent
> > immanent
> >
> > Lord knw that most American's haven't got a clue as to the difference
> > in meaning or pronunciation (esp. in California).
>