This is BBC Learning English. Now, as you’ve probably worked out by now, the English language can be very confusing. But we at BBC Learning English aim to help you understand English more easily, so ...

“Insure” and “ensure” are synonyms, although “ensure,” meaning “guarantee,” is more literary, or at least seems more British. Why does The New Yorker use “insure” for both senses? Hi, today we're ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. In Washington, legislators are trying to “assure” their constituents that they are working to “ensure ...