Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:32:12 +1030 From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net>, Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org>, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/vipw vipw.8 Message-ID: <20051031020212.GE48398@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <20051029184532.GP99857@submonkey.net> References: <200510282247.j9SMlepi063537@repoman.freebsd.org> <20051029184532.GP99857@submonkey.net>
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--3yNHWXBV/QO9xKNm Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Saturday, 29 October 2005 at 19:45:32 +0100, Ceri Davies wrote: > On Fri, Oct 28, 2005 at 10:47:40PM +0000, Brooks Davis wrote: >> brooks 2005-10-28 22:47:40 UTC >> >> FreeBSD src repository >> >> Modified files: >> usr.sbin/vipw vipw.8 >> Log: >> s/insure/ensure/ in previous commit. My dictionary and m-w.com say they >> are synonymous, but ensure seems slightly closer and does not have the >> connotation of buying insurance. >> >> Reported by: Jason McIntyre <jmc at kerhand dot co dot uk> > > Hah! I was going to whine about this too, but let it slide (again, due > to the dictionary telling me it was OK). Good to see I have cover for > those days where I don't feel all that pedantic :) FWIW, the OED doesn't think they're the same. From the entry for "ensure": The form insure is properly a mere variant of ensure, and still occasionally appears in all the surviving senses. In general usage, however, it is now limited to the financial sense (with reference to 'insurance' of life or property), in which the form ensure is wholly obsolete.] Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers. --3yNHWXBV/QO9xKNm Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFDZXskIubykFB6QiMRAn5OAKCJUqeOOhwGmzDeyniFT6hTJYGDogCeICiG vCJjjrFDaipkUokEbfXMBG0= =RYX0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --3yNHWXBV/QO9xKNm--
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