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.
2007-08-16 06:03:09 · 3 answers · asked by graybear 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The proper use is "err".
2007-08-16 06:11:45 · answer #1 · answered by Doug A 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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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.
2015-08-13 04:39:47 · answer #2 · answered by Elisha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"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.
2007-08-19 17:15:31 · answer #3 · answered by soupkitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're absolutely right, it should be "err."
It's pretty shameful that you caught a mistake like that in a published article...
2007-08-16 06:42:17 · answer #4 · answered by Coach McGuirk 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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.
2007-08-16 08:06:03 · answer #5 · answered by Den 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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"
2007-08-16 06:12:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋