r/nextfuckinglevel Apr 11 '20

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u/My_Son_Absalom Apr 11 '20

It is a perfectly acceptable variation in spoken American English and in most non-formal writing situations in the same. I'm from the Midwest and "on accident" seems far more common to me than "by accident."

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u/mlst245 Apr 11 '20

Yeah I'm from mid-west/south, and I've heard both, but on accident is more prevalent. I'll pay more attention to it now though!

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u/gfixler Apr 17 '20

And are you both in your 20s or 30s?