Traditionalists rhyme this word with "fur"; others tend to make it rhyme with "bear." Each side is likely to think the other errs.
Pronunciation authorities have long preferred /uhr/ over /air/ -- e.g.:
"Don't say 'We have "aired" and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep.' Let the thought of 'deterring' deter you from a mispronunciation of 'erring.'" Alfred H. Holt, You Don't Say! 57 (1937).
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
be advised
Here's some good advice from Garner's Usage Tip of the Day on the usage of the word "err":
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To err is human, to not err, divine. So some of us non-divinities may continue to commit errors on occassion.
what's an urror?
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