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Which do you say?

On accident
By accident
Accidentally

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Offline MykeHavoc

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On accident/by accident/accidentally (poll updated)
« on: April 22, 2011, 12:01:40 AM »
Okay so I like to think of myself as a rather grammatically proper person.
I have always said the phrase "by accident" (as in "I stubbed my toe by accident").
But lately, to my concern, I've noticed a lot more people who prefer "on accident", which doesn't even make sense,
but for some reason it has caught on. Is this a regional thing? Do I just hang out with too many inbred hicks?
« Last Edit: April 25, 2011, 10:56:00 AM by MykeHavoc »

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2011, 12:08:45 AM »
Er.. By accident. Must be correct.

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2011, 12:42:56 AM »
"...on accident."

Although I generally avoid either, and opt to use "accidentally".
« Last Edit: April 22, 2011, 09:57:47 AM by HarlequinForest »

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2011, 12:44:49 AM »
I say "on accident" as well.

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2011, 01:29:23 AM »
I say "by accident" or "accidentally."

I think "on accident" originated from people saying "on purpose." 

"On purpose" and "by accident" make sense to me, but "by purpose" and "on accident" don't sound right at all.

That was a lot of quotation marks.

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2011, 01:39:15 AM »
Although I generally avoid either, and op to use "accidentally".
The whole thing?

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2011, 01:42:09 AM »
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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2011, 01:45:30 AM »
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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2011, 02:34:17 AM »
By accident.
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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2011, 02:35:14 AM »

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2011, 03:33:12 AM »
Pretty sure "on accident" makes no grammatical sense.

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2011, 07:29:56 AM »
By accident is the correct answer.
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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #12 on: April 22, 2011, 07:41:22 AM »
Pretty sure "on accident" makes no grammatical sense.

Says the guy who just got done saying english doesn't have to be logical :P

Generally I say accidentally, but I think on accident sounds more natural to me between the two.
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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2011, 07:52:38 AM »
Rather than type something myself, I'll just say, "What Phantasmatron said"
     

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Re: On accident/by accident
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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #15 on: April 22, 2011, 08:17:16 AM »
It's "by accident" and "on purpose".

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #16 on: April 22, 2011, 08:26:35 AM »
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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #17 on: April 22, 2011, 08:34:31 AM »
"By accident." People who say, "on accident," have been bugging me ever since elementary school.

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #18 on: April 22, 2011, 09:15:01 AM »
Accidentally

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #19 on: April 22, 2011, 10:00:54 AM »
Although I generally avoid either, and op to use "accidentally".
The whole thing?

Are you asking if I pronounce it "accident-ly" or "accidentally"?  I don't really know, actually.  They both feel familiar when I say them.

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #20 on: April 22, 2011, 10:14:42 AM »
By accident. On accident is stupid.

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #21 on: April 22, 2011, 11:28:54 AM »
Although I generally avoid either, and op to use "accidentally".
The whole thing?

Are you asking if I pronounce it "accident-ly" or "accidentally"?  I don't really know, actually.  They both feel familiar when I say them.
lol

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #22 on: April 22, 2011, 12:23:24 PM »
Although I generally avoid either, and op to use "accidentally".
The whole thing?

Are you asking if I pronounce it "accident-ly" or "accidentally"?  I don't really know, actually.  They both feel familiar when I say them.
lol

Ah, yes, I'm aware that meme, but I didn't make the connection.  (Still doesn't make sense in the context of my post.)

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #23 on: April 23, 2011, 06:15:11 PM »
Although I generally avoid either, and op to use "accidentally".
The whole thing?

Are you asking if I pronounce it "accident-ly" or "accidentally"?  I don't really know, actually.  They both feel familiar when I say them.
lol

Ah, yes, I'm aware that meme, but I didn't make the connection.  (Still doesn't make sense in the context of my post.)

yes it does

By accident. I the whole thing on accident.

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #24 on: April 23, 2011, 06:18:03 PM »
I didn't know there was a difference on this matter. Why should it be "by" instead of "on"? Educate me, please.

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #25 on: April 23, 2011, 06:19:32 PM »
By accident, definitely. On accident just sounds juvenile.
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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #26 on: April 23, 2011, 06:20:37 PM »
Oh, I see the difference. "On" tells a location, "by" tells the method the event occurred in.

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #27 on: April 23, 2011, 06:45:23 PM »
Although I generally avoid either, and op to use "accidentally".
The whole thing?

Are you asking if I pronounce it "accident-ly" or "accidentally"?  I don't really know, actually.  They both feel familiar when I say them.
lol

Ah, yes, I'm aware that meme, but I didn't make the connection.  (Still doesn't make sense in the context of my post.)

yes it does

By accident. I the whole thing on accident.
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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #28 on: April 24, 2011, 02:06:45 AM »
By accident, on purpose.
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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #29 on: April 24, 2011, 02:38:56 AM »
Accidentally.

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #30 on: April 24, 2011, 02:47:06 AM »
It's "by accident" and "on purpose".
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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #31 on: April 24, 2011, 03:05:09 AM »
Pretty sure "on accident" makes no grammatical sense.

Says the guy who just got done saying english doesn't have to be logical :P
Yeah in spelling or pronunciation. But grammar has to be correct still! :P

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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #32 on: April 24, 2011, 03:07:36 AM »
...Come to think of it, I say it both ways.
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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #33 on: April 24, 2011, 03:16:02 AM »
...Come to think of it, I go both ways.
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Re: On accident/by accident
« Reply #34 on: April 24, 2011, 03:52:11 AM »
That too.
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