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Her or her's?

The possessive her or hers, and the objective her, are from a different root.

Her: This or that female; the woman understood or referred to; the animal of the female sex, or object personified as feminine, which was spoken of.

adj. The possessive form of she.

Used as a modifier before a noun: her boots; her accomplishments.

pron. The objective case of she.

Used as the direct object of a verb: They saw her at the conference.
Used as the indirect object of a verb: They gave her a round of applause.
Used as the object of a preposition: This letter is addressed to her.
Informal. Used as a predicate nominative: It's her.
Nonstandard. Used reflexively as the indirect object of a verb: She got her a new job..

Her: The form of the objective and the possessive case of the personal pronoun she; as, I saw her with her purse out.

She: Pronoun

affect or effect?: Affect is the result of an action of a personal nature: "the smoke affected my breathing", whereas effect is the result of an action of an impersonal nature: "the smoke effected the quality of the air". To help differentiate between the two, associate 'affect' with 'affection' (personal), and 'effect' with 'effective' (impersonal).
insure or ensure?: To insure something is to effect insurance against loss in case an event occurs: "to insure it against storm damage or theft". To ensure something, is to make sure that the event does occur: "we have improved our online site to ensure the continued availability of our online services".