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"By accident" or "on accident"

Started by YPrrrr, November 18, 2008, 01:30:50 AM

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Yes, I really am that good at procrastinating

By accident
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On accident
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Quote from: Nyerd on November 18, 2008, 01:47:36 PM
nice try...? doodthing;
Purposely - You did something on purpose. [lol]
Purposefully - You have a specific purpose in mind.
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YPrrrr

Quote from: Ethereal on November 18, 2008, 01:50:57 PM
Purposely - You did something on purpose. [lol]
Purposefully - You have a specific purpose in mind.
Ohhhhhhhh... my bad

I've never seen purposely used much

Nyerp

Quote from: Flying Circus on November 18, 2008, 01:50:02 PM
? I'm just saying that's the adverb form of purpose


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Quote from: Ethereal on November 18, 2008, 01:50:57 PM
Purposely - You did something on purpose. [lol]
Purposefully - You have a specific purpose in mind.


i don't see the difference

Thyme

Connotatively, purposefully seems more "planned" while purposely is more like a spur of the moment.

YPrrrr

I think I'm just used to seeing "intentionally" rather than "purposely"

Nyerp


Tomboh


Hiro


Wrench

I use both of them, but use "by accident" more often.

Sam

...My mom yells at me ALL the time for this.  bassir;
1.8mb is too huge for a sig nigga

bluaki

They're both supposedly proper, but "on accident" is an idiom.
I don't even know which I use more, since they both seem as natural to me. I like "accidentally" better.

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