Grammar Category

Confused by assure, ensure, and insure?

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Ever gotten confused as to when you ensure something or insure it?
What about assure? Let’s clear things up!
Ensure: to make sure or certain; guarantee; to protect.

Example: I will ensure its delivery.
Insure: to take out or issue insurance; to pay or be paid money
in the case of loss.
Example: I will insure it for the full amount.
Assure: [...]

Webgrammar’s Site on Ning

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Webgrammar (well, really me) has a new site on the excellent social networking site, Ning. How come?
It’s been clear for some time that social networking is here to stay. Technology and communications change almost in the blink of an eye. And everything moves forward. I want to stay in the mainstream so I can give [...]

Plurals and possessives for proper nouns ending in sibilants

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

CRITERIA OR CRITERION?

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All About Alliteration

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When is a Principal a Principle?

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Suspended Hyphens

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Sentence Spacing Quandary

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Criteria or Criterion?

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Compliment or Complement?

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