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Sure and vs. Sure to

Sure and

/ʃʊr ənd/
Used to emphasize certainty or agreement with a statement.

Examples:

Are you sure and confident about your decision?I'm sure and grateful for the support I've received.Are they sure and ready to start the project?

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Sure to

/ʃʊr tuː/
Certain or guaranteed to happen or be true

Examples:

Sure to bring forth lively debates among us.The play is sure to capture everyone's emotions.A meal here is sure to please any foodie community.

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Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • Sure is a single word, while sure to is a phrase consisting of two words.
  • Sure can be used by itself in a sentence to express certainty.
  • Sure to implies certainty about a future event or outcome.
  • Think of sure as immediate certainty, and sure to as certainty about an impending happening.
  • Use sure when you are expressing your confidence about a current situation and sure to when predicting something will definitely occur.
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