A few days ago
Err v. Air?
Found this in a marketing article…”older-school companies have a history of airing on the side of caution anyway.”
Is this correct? I thought it was better to err on the side of caution, not air on the side of caution, but I’ve found both on the internet.
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A few days ago
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The proper use is “err”.
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Err v. Air?
Found this in a marketing article…"older-school companies have a history of airing on the side of caution anyway."
Is this correct? I thought it was better to err on the side of caution, not air on the side of caution, but I've found both on the internet.
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A few days ago
“err” is correct. It is an abbreviated form of the word “error.” I think whoever typed the marketing article didn’t know the difference and mistakenly typed “airing.” Since “airing” is a real word, spell-check wouldn’t catch it, and it was published.
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A few days ago
You’re absolutely right, it should be “err.”
It’s pretty shameful that you caught a mistake like that in a published article…
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A few days ago
Err is the root word of error.Whoever wrote that trash is in dire need of the basics.I have inserted the definition and root word.It means to wander off course.
Here is the Merriam-Webster and American Heritage defintion/links.
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A few days ago
The correct term is “…to err on the side of caution”
Referencing the term “error” — one wouldn’t use the term “airing on the side of caution” unless maybe they were trying to make a clever pun in reference to “air”
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