http://negroplease.vox.com/library/posts/tags/ensure/page/1/ rumor has it, a blogger once lived here. en Vox Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:06:27 -0800 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ensure http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-the-day-after-king.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-the-day-after-king.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-the-day-after-king.html?_c=feed-rss-full Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:06:27 -0800 <p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/15/AR2007011501196.html?sub=AR">It is the first time that the 1965 Voting Rights Act has been used to ensure white rights.</a></p><p>The word &quot;ensure&quot; really bugs me in this sentence and I&#39;m not quite sure why.</p><p>It&#39;s not a bad usage of the word, especially if the writer intended it as &quot;to make certain&quot; as that&#39;s exactly what the case is about but...I don&#39;t know. Do I want &quot;defend&quot; or &quot;protect&quot; there instead?</p><p>Maybe.</p><p>Ignore my word nerd-dom. The article and situation are far more interesting than me being trapped in the thesaurus.</p><p><br /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-the-day-after-king.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d10a7df7968bfa?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> washington post voting rights act white rights one line ensure