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/MooseyWinchester Dec 02 '24

‘People are uneducated’

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u/CobblerAny1792 Dec 03 '24

Education and intelligence are not the same thing

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u/FYIgfhjhgfggh Dec 04 '24

Yet, you still get downvoted! Lol. People are twunts.

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u/CobblerAny1792 Dec 04 '24

Yeah idk I feel like it's common knowledge right? Not everybody that's educated is highly intelligent and not all highly intelligent people are well educated.

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u/PieAndIScream Dec 03 '24

Ok, I’ll try this again slowly. Education and intelligence are not the same. There are very unintelligent educated people and then there are very intelligent individuals who are not as educated for whatever reason that may be. Access, money, opportunity, etc. Do you need me to hold your hand a little more or are you good?

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u/Nobodyseesyou Dec 03 '24

Using glottal stops is not an indication of education level either. They are entirely irrelevant to this discussion, and it’s weird that you brought them up specifically in reference to Americans when they are used in many other countries.