By that, I mean what’s thing have you done that’s the most likely for someone to react with “how the heck could you have done that on accident?”

My example: I successfully cooked a prime rib on accident. I was in charge of the house while everyone else was gone, and there was a prime rib slow-cooking in the oven. The problem was that a mist was coming out of the vents, and I didn’t know it was normal. So I’d see the mist, turn off the oven, call my parents and grandfather, they would assure me it’s normal, I’d turn the oven back on, and the cycle would continue because I don’t risk that stuff. When they finally came home, we had the prime ribs for dinner, and the way I caused it to cook actually improved it. They bit out of it and immediately said “this is the best prime rib I’ve ever had”. Thus I accidentally cooked a good prime rib. That’s a positive experience anyways.

What some might say is my most profound negative example: There was a Minecraft level that was a replica of the whole nation of Denmark, and while the features that would allow it to otherwise be destroyed were disabled, I accidentally found the glitch that led to its demise and eventual conquest by America.

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    *by accident. On accident grates like nails on a blackboard. It’s like saying by purpose.

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      As someone who grew up in the commonwealth, I can’t remember ever hearing it as “by accident”. I’ll keep that in mind.

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        As someone who also grew up in the commonwealth, I can’t remember ever hearing anyone say “on accident”. And it seems that “on accident” is grammatically wrong (not that we all have to speak with perfect grammar, but just pointing it out). I’m sure I’ll get downvoted for this but whatever. “On accident” also grated at me lol.

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      On accident definitely still works. I’ve heard it plenty times.

      Turns out English grammar has always been an ever changing thing and different regions that speak it, speak it differently. All that matters is that the recipient understood you. You knowing the “correct” grammar means that they succeeded in that, so it’s fine.

      Do you read shakespeare and critique him on his grammar? Do you critique a Geordie on their grammar for speaking like everyone else they grew up around? English is a great language where there is no ONE way to speak or write it, so don’t perpetuate that myth of proper grammar. That’s just formal grammar, a product of the posh cunts that wanted to differentiate from the working class.