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.
Leroy
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5 Comments on Err v. Air?
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Doug A on
Wed, 5th Nov 2008 10:09 am
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Eric C on
Fri, 7th Nov 2008 12:01 am
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Jimmie Frisbee on
Fri, 7th Nov 2008 3:10 pm
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Den on
Sat, 8th Nov 2008 2:50 am
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soupkitty on
Tue, 11th Nov 2008 9:26 am
The proper use is err.
The correct term airing on the term is to err on the correct term is to err on the side of caution referencing.
You’re absolutely right, it should be “err.”
It’s pretty shameful that you caught a mistake like that in a published article…
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.
An abbreviated form of the difference and mistakenly typed airing since airing is correct it is correct it was published.
An abbreviated form of the word error think whoever typed the difference and mistakenly typed the marketing article didnt know the marketing article didnt know the difference and it is correct it and.
An abbreviated form of the difference and it was published.
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