It’s not the usual “a game developer is late, again” kind of delay, though. ![]() If you think all of this is about the promised gameplay preview, then yes, this is about the promised gameplay preview. (I’m kind of not agreeing here with John but wanted to quote his recantation for the record). But if it’s a year or two, you need to be making a different game. I mean, time matters, and as years go by-if it’s done when it’s done and you’re talking a month or two, fine. I no longer think that is the appropriate way to build games. And that was id’s mantra for so long: “It’ll be done when it’s done.” And I recant from that. If I could go back in time and change one thing along the trajectory of id Software, it would be, do more things more often. The worst aspect of the continuing pace of game development that we fell into was the longer and longer times between releases. The only acceptable sentence a dev can use when talking dates is: Facing the facts, I am, apparently, not the smartest man on the planet. “Anyone can err, but only the fool persists in his fault”, said Cicero. I’ve made the mistake of committing to a date many times. It's just not that kind of party.I was to give one, just one advice to an indie developer, it’d be: Bryan Garner points out in Garner's Modern American Usage that the usage has become "ubiquitous." Harrumph! We assure you that there is a difference, and by reading this you've ensured that you know your homonyms, but alas we can't insure you. Sometimes people say ensure or insure when they really mean assure, to remove doubt. Remarkably, younger and healthier individuals in other industrialized countries have long accepted the mandate to be insured in return for community-rated premiums and guaranteed issue. ( Gabrielle Emile)Įuro-area finance chiefs meeting tonight also will discuss using the European Financial Stability Facility to insure bonds of troubled governments. Very well then, listen: You know our house was insured for a good deal of money - fifteen thousand dollars. You might insure your health, your Cadillac, your beachside condo, or your stocks and bonds: To insure is to arrange for financial compensation against the loss of something or against someone getting hurt or dying. ( New York Times)įinally, use insure when you need insurance. The "feed kids first" policy is designed to ensure that parents can eat in peace. Roast Brussels sprout mixture on sheet pan for 12 to 15 minutes, shaking pan about halfway through to ensure even cooking. ![]() ( Newsweek)Įnsure, on the other hand, means to make certain a thing will (or won't) happen:Īides said the leaders conferred by telephone to ensure that their speeches, while different in tone, would not be incompatible. He considered retirement before doctors assured him he could still fight. "Rest assured that Brazil will have a great World Cup in 2014," Rebelo said. You can also tell someone to rest assured when you know everything's under control: It's generally followed by an object, so you assure someone. ![]() To assure is to remove doubt, or confidently tell someone about something. To assure is to tell someone everything's OK, to ensure is to make certain, and to insure is to protect financially. Although these three often show up at the same party, giving hugs, they're not the same, thank you very much.
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