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Re:Why is zero plural? (2024) by gilleain on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @04:12AM (#42790732)
Incidentally i see 'on accident' more from Americans. In British English we tend to use 'by', so 'on' sounds a little strange but I've grown to like it recently.
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Re:Why is zero plural? (2024) by kevincox on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @08:00AM (#42792332)
Yeah "on accident" jumps out as wrong to me (a Canadian) but I can appreciate this it is symmetric with "on purpose". I've never heard anyone say "by purpose".
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