ensure: (verb) make certain that something will happen insure: (verb) protect against loss by arranging for compensation assure: (verb) reaffirm a positive outcome; remove doubt
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Metaphors can bring vividness
to image descriptions, of course,
but like salt sprinkled over a
finished dish, they’re best used
in moderation.
~Karen Ostergren
How many words can you make from these letters? Make words of any length, but use each letter no more than once per word. (If a letter is on the board twice you can use it twice.) Share your word lists in the comments.
S T O D P E I
In two sentences tell me what you have learned about marketing recently.
faze: (verb) to disturb; to worry; to fluster Part of the expression “That doesn’t faze me.” phase: (noun) a stage or period of development; (verb) to order by stages NOT part of the expression “That doesn’t faze me.”
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A line of dialogue is not
clear enough if you need
to explain how it’s said.
~Elmore Leonard
How many words can you make from these letters? Make words of any length, but use each letter no more than once per word. (If a letter is on the board twice you can use it twice.) Share your word lists in the comments.
A V R I P E I
In two sentences tell me what you have learned about editing recently.
