“Aired” or “Erred”—Which to use?

“Aired” or “Erred”

Overview

aired / erred are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

aired: (verb) be broadcast. (verb) broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television. (verb) expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry. (adjective) open to or abounding in fresh air.

erred: (verb) to make a mistake or be incorrect.

Pronunciation

aired: EH·r·d

erred: EH·r·d

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Examples in Context

Examples of “aired”

It aired in Japan on cable channel…
CTV's Canada AM, which has aired since 1975, is the sole…
…the time); usually these programs aired as supplements to network-supplied evening…
The series aired on the Seven Network in…
…program's last new episode was aired on June 3, 2011.
…the first radio soap opera aired in Sierra Leone.
It aired on December 1, 2006.
…directed by Son Moon-kwon, it aired on SBS from January 23…
…the first radio soap opera aired in Sierra Leone.
The National, which has aired on CBC Television since 1954,…

Examples of “erred”

…grounds that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the…
…that the Court of Appeals erred in not vacating his conviction…
…Dodd maintained that Louisiana seriously erred when it rejected a compromise…
Reynaud had erred, however, by conflating opposition to…
…Powell and Four Square had erred.
…according to biographer Marc Eliot erred on the obsessive prior to…
…was proved that he had erred in spirit and in doctrine,…

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