Speech pattern and typographical variations across Canada

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Speech pattern and typographical variations across Canada

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Posted Nov 24, 2017, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Capsicum

Does anyone in Canada say "on accident" instead of "by accident" in a sentence like "I bumped into the fence by accident".

Neither, really - they both sound kind of childish to my ears. I use "accidentally".

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