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Encoprulesis (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 day ago by TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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

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[-] Linkyu@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 1 day ago

no you're good, on accident is right

for mistake, though, it would be by mistake

[-] Doxanarchy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

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

[-] Hawke@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

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

[-] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago

"On accident" can't be right because it makes me want to chop off all your fingers so you can never type again

[-] HyonoKo@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago

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.

[-] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago

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.