"Joe Johnson" writes:
An widely used alternative definition of insure *is* synonymous with ensure,
assure, etc. Check any dictionary.

I looked it up in Webster's and the OED. They seem to agree that the
common usage of each word is slightly different, but they are synonyms
for all intensive purposes.

....and I has always given them different meanings in my head. Thank
you, I learned something today. :-)

Btw, my web searching reveals that someone has written an article on
the origins of the word "tip":
http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/tip.htm

Chris
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