For 'insure' read 'ensure'

This is a last call comment from C. M. Sperberg-McQueen (cmsmcq@acm.org) on
the Character Model for the World Wide Web 1.0
(http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-charmod-20020430/).

Semi-structured version of the comment:

Submitted by: C. M. Sperberg-McQueen (cmsmcq@acm.org)
Submitted on behalf of (maybe empty): 
Comment type: editorial
Chapter/section the comment applies to: 4.1.2 The choice of early uniform normalization
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Comment title: For 'insure' read 'ensure'
Comment:
In the phrase "it is insured that normalization is uniform"
I believe "insured" should be spelled "ensured".  (Usage among
native speakers of English is not completely uniform, but some
prefer to reserve the verb "insure" for financial transactions
involving payments of fees in exchange for financial protection 
against risks, and to use "ensure" when the meaning is "to 
make certain" or "to entail".


Structured version of  the comment:

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  <title>For 'insure' read 'ensure'</title>
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      <dated-link date="2002-07-12"
        >For 'insure' read 'ensure'</dated-link>
      <para>In the phrase "it is insured that normalization is uniform"
I believe "insured" should be spelled "ensured".  (Usage among
native speakers of English is not completely uniform, but some
prefer to reserve the verb "insure" for financial transactions
involving payments of fees in exchange for financial protection 
against risks, and to use "ensure" when the meaning is "to 
make certain" or "to entail".</para>
    </comment>
  </description>
</lc-comment>

Received on Thursday, 11 July 2002 23:01:18 UTC