Etymology of the word erre in English Etymology: Middle English erre, < French errer, Provençal errar, Spanish errar, Italian errare, Latin errāre < prehistoric *ersāre, cognate with Gothic aírzjan transitive to lead astray, Old High German irrôn transitive and intransitive (German irren) †1 intransitive To ramble, roam, stray, wander Obsolete
Does to err on the side of . . . indicate wrongdoing? In the phrase “to err on the side of…”, the meaning of err is closer to that of the Old French errer, which is “to stray” The image implied is that, if you can't for sure walk on the right line, you might want to err on one particular side rather than the other So, just to make sure I answer your actual question: no, “to err on the side of…” does not indicate wrongdoing
Pronunciation of err - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Interesting I still find it hard to believe that the earlier pronunciation was ər , because the supposed etymology starts from Latin errare then Norman French errer, both of which are much much closer to ɛr What is this 'historical sound change' of short e before r? Link?
What does the idiomatic phrase err on the side of mean? I've looked through several online dictionaries to ferret out the meaning of "err on the side of" ("err on the side of", what I mean is I'm more concerned with the underlying
Désolé. . . Nous avons rencontré un problème et nous navons pas pu . . . Bonjour, Je ne peux ni recevoir ni envoyer de mails depuis ce matin Si quelqu'un m'envoie un mail je ne le reçois pas et si j'essaye d'en envoyer un il reste dans les brouillons avec la mention "Désolé Nous avons rencontré un problème et nous n'avons pas pu envoyer votre message pour le moment" Que dois je faire ?
How long have you [had been having] this? - Cont. or Simple? You would use "had" for a possession or other permanent object like the camera in your example You would use "been having" for events (especially a series of events) or other duration-based things: How long have you been having these parties? How long have you been having these symptoms? How long have you been having problems with greedy relatives? As @Andrew Leach noted, the event occasion
aberrant vs errant - English Language Usage Stack Exchange err: to stray, OFr: errer ab-: away; from Errancy refers to a system's nature of deviation Aberration is the instance of deviation Errant behavior should be treated by behavioral correction, an aberration needs to be remedied by restoring to normal