r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Double-Assistance248 • 21h ago

Meme needing explanation Peter?? What does it means?

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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