I noticed a "glitch" awhile back.
People always said, "I did it by accident."
Now people say, "I did it on accident."
And I don't know why...
I noticed a "glitch" awhile back.
People always said, "I did it by accident."
Now people say, "I did it on accident."
And I don't know why...
Weird. I still think of it as "by accident," but maybe the world changed and I didn't even notice.
I've heard it so often now that I questioned myself, wondering if I was saying it wrong all these years. I never hear "on accident" in person though. Videos, random comments around the internet I've seen it. Randoms online while gaming will say it.
When asked, AI tells me it's a common mistake. "Common." Yet, it wasn't common. Something changed. And maybe it's not common for you and your experience. Becoming quite common in mine. The ons are outnumbering the bys.