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submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

no you're good, on accident is right

for mistake, though, it would be by mistake

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

"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] 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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] 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

Agree, I didn’t see it from that perspective.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

@[email protected]

https://lemmy.world/comment/12951851

Now kith

I should run a dating service

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

It should be "by accident", "on accident" is incorrect.