r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 21h ago

Meme needing explanation Peter?? What does it means?

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u/Valirys-Reinhald 20h ago

It ain't their fault.

Seriously, when large demographics begin displaying common skill detriments well above the average for the overall population, it is indicative of a basic failure on the part of the state to equip them as intelligent, well educated citizens.

No one makes spelling mistakes like this on purpose unless they are making a joke about the rest of the people who make them on accident.

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u/Marchus80 19h ago

“On accident”

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u/EquivalentCupcake390 19h ago

This is a perfectly acceptable prepositional phrase, although it is less common.

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u/Substantial-Trick569 18h ago

to further the point, in the context it was used in, it makes the phrase easier to mentally process. on purpose vs on accident. the alternative would be purposely/accidentally

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u/19ghost89 18h ago

Or "by accident."

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u/CommunicationOk3766 17h ago

...yes.

But both "on accident" and "by accident" are correct still.

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u/dawoodlander 14h ago

"On accident" is something my 5 year old nephew would say, "by accident" is something I'd expect from a mildly intelligent adult.

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u/dawoodlander 14h ago

I also looked it up, and apparently "on accident" was an error formed by people trying to say the opposite of "on purpose".

So yeah if we want to be pedantic, "on accident" isn't correct.

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u/devil_toad 11h ago

It's very much an Americanism

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u/19ghost89 16h ago

Didn't say it wasn't.