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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

On the side of doing something

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Especially at the beginning of your relationship -- that is, when either you or the boss is new to the job -- err on the side of giving your boss too much information and asking too many questions.

What does "on the side of doing something" mean? Does it mean "without doing something"?
  

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" For example, if you have the choice of doing too much or too little, either one could be a problem. The best choice is to do the action that is the least harmful.

— AlpheccaStars

  • " For example, if you have the choice of doing too much or too little, either one could be a problem.
  • The best choice is to do the action that is the least harmful.
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The expression is "to err on the side of..."

For example, if you have the choice of doing too much or too little, either one could be a problem.
The best choice is to do the action that is the least harmful.
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Thank you, AlpheccaStars.
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How do you pronounce "err"? In just the same way as "air" in "air bag"?
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It's very very close, if not exactly the same.
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I say it with a short "e", like the "e" in "bet".
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