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Pioussoul Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

to err on the side of leniency

1font01i00It is better to err on the side of leniency than that of caution when practincing speaking a new tongue.02i02font02br
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— Nona the brit

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0 leniency doesn't make much sense here. 0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10leniency doesn't make much sense here.12blockquote
10Thanks, Nona, for the comment.02br
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00What if the word leniency is replaced with tolerance and some changes are made?02br
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0it doesn't really contrast against caution very satisfactorily (and surely the listeners are tolerant, not the speaker).02br
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00I'd use 'confidence' against 'caution'.0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10it doesn't really contrast against caution very satisfactorily (and surely the listeners are tolerant, not the speaker).12br
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10Thanks, Nona, for the comment again, but the following version doesn't make sense to
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0No, sorry, I wasn't being very clear.02br
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00My suggestion was02br
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00It is better to err on the side of confidence than that of caution when speaking a new language.02br
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00Oh sorry, I also missed that you had changed the end of your sentence. do you want to talk about the attitude of the learners or those teaching them? T
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0 Thanks, Nona, for the correction and clarification. It's crystal clear. 0-
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