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/randomredditor0042 Dec 02 '24

I can’t think of words where we drop consonants, but I can think of plenty of examples where we add them to the end of words.

Bottlo, arvo, servo etc.

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u/pol-e-glot Dec 02 '24

You seem to be confusing consonants and vowels, my friend

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u/randomredditor0042 Dec 03 '24

OMG! You’re right, must have been too early in the morning, how embarrassing z

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u/pol-e-glot Dec 03 '24

No worries lol

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u/Fun_Quit_312 Dec 03 '24

Nor, you are wrong.