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daryn

12-07-2005 06:01 AM

accident...

by accident, or on accident?

daryn

12-07-2005 06:03 AM

Re: accident...

Benholio

12-07-2005 06:03 AM

Re: accident...

by accident

xorbie

12-07-2005 06:04 AM

Re: accident...

by, and this should be a poll.

chuddo

12-07-2005 06:04 AM

Re: accident...

by accident is the correct phrase.

though on accident is so widely used it is fine.

"Although you can do things on purpose, you do them by accident."

brick

12-07-2005 06:04 AM

Re: accident...

A new "craze" among teenagers is the use of the phrase "on accident" instead of the correct idiom, by accident. Remember: it's "on purpose" but "by accident."

http://www.grammardoctor.com/archive10.htm

toss	12-07-2005 06:09 AM

Re: accident...

Who the hell says on accident?

daryn

12-07-2005 06:11 AM

Re: accident...

[ QUOTE ]
Who the hell says on accident?

[/ QUOTE ]

this guy

that's why i made this post. i just wanted to see if there existed a whole group of poeple who were saying it wrong.. like on line!

peachy

12-07-2005 06:12 AM

Re: accident...

depends on the context it is used in....give an example of what u want....

pokergrader

12-07-2005 06:14 AM

Re: accident...

I believe in the devolution of language: on accident

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