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Pablo Hidalgo@infinata.bsky.social |
When / why did “by accident” become “on accident” and can we go back?
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Publius Maximus (He/Him)
@publiusmaximus.bsky.social
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"via accident"
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Roby Panther
@robypanther.bsky.social
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We say it that way by purpose.
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Dan Shay (he/him)
@dfs4114.bsky.social
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I know it's irrational, but this drives me insane. First inflammable, then regardless, now this? [Insert Picard "the line must be drawn here" speech.]
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Mid century Moderne
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When I was growing up (many, many years ago) that was the way children said it before they learned the more commonly accepted way. I'm fine with language evolving, but maybe we could do something about "based off of" instead of the simpler "based on"?
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Thraex ⚔️🏛🏺
@thraexbarbatus.bsky.social
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As a Latinist, it's all just ablative to me.
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Stan Fresh
@stan-fresh.bsky.social
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It happened totally on accident
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Bob Huss
@coyote670.bsky.social
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It happened at age 5 or 6, IME
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naija gal
@naijagal.bsky.social
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OMG. Thought it was just me. Lifelong ongoing battle with my kids. And they are young adults now.
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Carla Austin
@dswgratm.bsky.social
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By god, on god lol
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just matt.
@mattyangles.bsky.social
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The same people also say “should of” and it drives me nuts
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Roger Langridge
@hotelfred.bsky.social
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My kids do this, but because they’re bilingual (french/english) I assumed it was a literal translation of a French expression. (I’d still correct them!) Wasn’t aware it was more widespread.
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Jeff Roy
@pulpjedi.bsky.social
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That’s your guys’s problem, supposably. I could care less. 😉 (I am so sorry)
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🦋 Exposition 🦋 Emporium 🦋
@expoemporium.bsky.social
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I'm trying to accept this because it's so pervasive but it's hard for me to hold in the correction when I hear it.
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Allison Lynn
@allisonlynn.bsky.social
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I started hearing it from my grad students when we moved from NYC to the Midwest (2010) — so I assumed it was a regional thing, though I've come to realize it's a generational thing. But ARGH.
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Vivian Rutledge
@hanginglamps.bsky.social
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Thank you so much for saying this! Drives me crazy
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Finnegans
@finnegans.bsky.social
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Can someone actually misspeak by-purpose?
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Cameron
@sweetcammymac.bsky.social
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I only ever hear it from Americans.
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Boomer
@boomerthemoose.bsky.social
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Some of us have tried to maintain order but the forces of chaos are powerful
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@ashlynngs.bsky.social
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I can vaguely recall it actually being taught as "on accident" as being the 'correct' version back when I was in primary school. Some kids parent threw an absolute tantrum and got us locked down over the whole thing, it was kinda silly in hindsight.
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tinybaby
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people do it because subconsciously they want symmetry with "on purpose." It was a while ago but I read a thing about how "on accident" is statistically more common when used in close proximity to "on purpose"
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