How to pronounce err
Listen to err in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“err” in real sentences
139 clips in the index · 45 American · 25 British · 1 Australian · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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would err on the side of caution.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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Err too far on the side of ambition.
Big Think · hear it here
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to err in telling the truth and potentially scaring someone away.
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
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Wouldn't you rather err on the side of safety, though?
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of err. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.