Was he trying to say air on the side of whatever.I have never seen this sentence written in a newspaper.Why?
2007-10-11 18:55:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
He said we must err on the side of safety.... Essentially meaning if we're going to make a mistake, lets make a mistake leaning towards safety rather than danger.
2007-10-11 18:59:08 · answer #1 · answered by Crypt 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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I heard someone say we must ear on the side of safety.?
Was he trying to say air on the side of whatever.I have never seen this sentence written in a newspaper.Why?
2015-08-13 04:39:43 · answer #2 · answered by Elisha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We must err on the side of safety.
It means that we must always consider safety first, and if we make a mistake, make sure that it is done safely and no one gets hurt. Even if we do the wrong thing.
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2007-10-11 19:00:28 · answer #3 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The phrase is ERR on the side of safety.
It means that, even if what you do is an error, it's SAFE and you'd rather do the wrong thing and keep the situation safe rather than doing something unsafe.
2007-10-11 18:59:31 · answer #4 · answered by Nedra E 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's err on the side of safety. which just means to make a mistake cautiously
2007-10-11 19:01:16 · answer #5 · answered by Lov'n IT! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he was actually saying 'ERR on the side of safety'. This means that it would be better to be cautious, rather than jump in feet first.
A simpler explanation of that quote would be 'Fools rush in, where Angels fear to tread'
2007-10-11 19:10:23 · answer #6 · answered by tikilomye 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not sure how you would spell it but its err as in "we must err on the side of safety" basically saying if they were to make an "error" that its going to be by being too safe than not safe enough.
2007-10-11 19:00:26 · answer #7 · answered by Mike N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard "to err on the side of caution", which means to be careful. (error on the cautious side not the other way around) but yours sounds kind of like the same thing.
2007-10-11 19:00:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Err on the side of caution is the correct phrase, which means be careful, nothing more.
2007-10-11 18:59:56 · answer #9 · answered by jenesuispasunnombre 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word you were looking for is err. To err is to make an error or mistake.
2007-10-11 18:58:25 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋