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Posted: 27 September 2004 01:23 AM   [ Ignore ]
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When do you use enclosed instead of inclosed,

insure, ensure?

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Posted: 27 September 2004 01:33 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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in·sure  Listen: [ n-shr ]
v. in·sured, in·sur·ing, in·sures
v. tr.
a. To provide or arrange insurance for: a company that insures homeowners and businesses. b. To acquire or have insurance for: insured herself against losses; insured his car for theft.
To make sure, certain, or secure. See Usage Note at assure.
v. intr.
To buy or sell insurance.

en·sure  Listen: [ n-shr ]
tr.v. en·sured, en·sur·ing, en·sures
To make sure or certain; insure: Our precautions ensured our safety. See Usage Note at assure.

[Middle English ensuren, from Anglo-Norman enseurer : Old French en-, causative pref. ; see en-1 + Old French seur, secure, variant of sur ; see sure.]

en·close  Listen: [ n-klz ] also in·close [ n- ]
tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es
To surround on all sides; close in.
To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture.
To contain, especially so as to envelop or shelter: "Every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret" (Charles Dickens).
To insert into the same envelope or package: enclose a check with the order.


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[Middle English enclosen, from Old French enclos, past participle of enclore, from Latin incldere, to enclose ; see include.]
Synonyms: enclose, cage, coop, fence, hem1, pen2, wall
These verbs mean to surround and confine within a limited area: cattle enclosed in feedlots; was caged in the office all afternoon; was cooped up in a studio apartment; a garden fenced in by shrubbery; a battalion hemmed in by enemy troops; ships penned up in the harbor; prisoners who were walled in.

in·close  Listen: [ n-klz ]
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Variant of enclose.

Since you asked the question this way, I never use inclose.

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Posted: 29 October 2004 10:20 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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[quote author=Vocifera link=board=what;num=1096294999;start=0#1 date=09/27/04 at 10:33:17]
try nailing jello to the wall
M. Trepanier


I suspect a trick here. Before I try, tell me what happens !...

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Posted: 25 December 2004 08:19 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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Oh you are back up,

Henri,

it’s an obscure Americanism indicating an impossible endeavor.  It was enclosed for effect.

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Posted: 25 December 2004 10:15 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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It can be done.  The jello must have a high concentration of gelatin (or lack of water) which makes it very rubbery and suitable for nailing to the wall (as party decorations or just for fun).  

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Posted: 25 December 2004 11:06 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]
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You can also do this in the Antarctic.  When it is as cold as minus 50 degrees C, that jello will freeze as hard as a stone.  In case the cold make it brittle make sure you drill a small hole in it just enough for a nail to go through.

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Posted: 25 December 2004 12:14 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]
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What fun,   I will try some waterless frozen jello Christmas decorations next year.

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