Made this meme a while ago from that tweet but never shared it

  • Linkyu
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    -21 month ago

    no you’re good, on accident is right

    for mistake, though, it would be by mistake

    • @Hawke
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      81 month ago

      “On accident” is not right. “By mistake”, “by accident”, opposite of “on purpose”

    • @[email protected]
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      41 month ago

      “On accident” can’t be right because it makes me want to chop off all your fingers so you can never type again

      • @[email protected]
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        71 month ago

        I felt the same before I moved to a foreign country and didn’t have the privilege anymore of speaking perfectly without any effort. Now I have become more tolerant and it makes me feel good.

        • @[email protected]
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          51 month ago

          I did exactly the same thing, and it’s difficult. Particularly at an older age!

          But it’s not learners that make mistakes like saying “on accident”, it’s mostly native speakers. And then they pass on their mistakes to non native speakers

          It’s perfectly fine to call them out on it.

        • @essell
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          21 month ago

          So long as you’re not doing the spelling and grammar for the advertising

    • @Doxanarchy
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      21 month ago

      It should be “by accident”, “on accident” is incorrect.