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minus-squareMajorllama@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·19 hours agohttps://www.juliatomiak.com/grammar-check-on-accident-vs-by-accident/ Apparently “on accident” has been gaining usage and “by accident” is generally used by the older generations. I’m 93 so I don’t know where I picked up “on accident” but until this day I haven’t had anyone say anything. How interesting.
minus-squareblackn1ght@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·19 hours agoMust be just an American thing? I never hear anyone say it here! Also, could you be on of Lemmy’s oldest users?!
minus-squareMajorllama@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·19 hours agoOh no… I meant 1993 lol. But I cannot blame you for thinking I meant 93 years old haha. Thats my bad. I gotta remember to put '93 or just spent the extra few milliseconds to hit the 1 and 9 keys. Once again my laziness bites me in the ass haha
minus-squareTAG@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·14 hours agoYou are almost 2000 years old? Wow, how do you keep up with the fashion century to century?
minus-squareMajorllama@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·14 hours agoHahahaha. You know it’s been tough. But thankfully jeans haven’t gone out of style so I have ol reliable to always fall back on.
https://www.juliatomiak.com/grammar-check-on-accident-vs-by-accident/
Apparently “on accident” has been gaining usage and “by accident” is generally used by the older generations.
I’m 93 so I don’t know where I picked up “on accident” but until this day I haven’t had anyone say anything. How interesting.
Must be just an American thing? I never hear anyone say it here!
Also, could you be on of Lemmy’s oldest users?!
Oh no… I meant 1993 lol.
But I cannot blame you for thinking I meant 93 years old haha. Thats my bad.
I gotta remember to put '93 or just spent the extra few milliseconds to hit the 1 and 9 keys.
Once again my laziness bites me in the ass haha
You are almost 2000 years old? Wow, how do you keep up with the fashion century to century?
Hahahaha. You know it’s been tough. But thankfully jeans haven’t gone out of style so I have ol reliable to always fall back on.