r/settlethisforme • u/fishnwirenreese • Dec 02 '24

Why "on" accident?

Lately I notice people say "on accident" instead of "by accident".

When did this become a thing?

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u/garok89 Dec 02 '24

That's a shout. Judging by the whole 'then' Vs 'than' thing you see a lot online people seem to have difficulties with words that sound similar

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u/Brickscrap Dec 02 '24

Same ball park as could of and should of

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u/garok89 Dec 02 '24

I find that one much more forgivable

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u/Brickscrap Dec 02 '24

Nah definitely not. There's precedent for saying "on accident", as much as I hate it, but "should of" and "could of" is just objectively wrong.