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On accident

I kind of can't take people seriously when they say On accident, I don't know or care if its more or less grammatical, it sounds like a child sputtering in my mind. It should be By accident or accidentally

Tummy

Any adult has zero business saying this lol

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[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

People using "was" when they mean "were".

And the classic "should of/could of".

[–] Kimano@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Same but also add "less" and "fewer"

[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I could care fewer on that one.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Many annoyance, much frowns

[–] blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I remember that thanks to the Goldie Lookin Chain song Waitrose Rap, which has the line "10 items or less, were you born in a sewer, the correct grammar should be 10 items or fewer"

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Trying to get everyone saying things properly is like hurting cats.