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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9987 Posts 
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Perhaps I am the only one bothered by the misuse of the term "accident"
the morning news says that a famous baseball player "accidentally" shot himself in the hand while cleaning it. Sorry -- in may be "inadvertent" or "unfortunate" but hardly an accident. He chose to own a gun. He chose to clean it. He chose to NOT make sure it was unloaded. He chose to load it in the first place. in all that nothing was accidental. I'm not getting down on guns. Years ago our military "Accidentally" shot down a civilian aircraft over the ocean. What an insult! The fighter pilot aimed at the plane, pulled the trigger and hit what he was aiming at. Good job! To suggest that he accidentally hit it is silly. An officer in charge ordered him to fire. He did not accidentally give the order. He followed that order as trained/conditioned. No accident involved. It is no accident that the English language is being corrupted. You only have to decide who is responsible.
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Salguod Nairb Room 101 0 Posts
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I accidently responded to this thread.
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts
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I accidentally farted.
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21245 Posts
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Yea go through life nit picking things like that. Doesn't make you seem like an old man at all.
Danny Doyle
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Cliffg37 Inner circle Long Beach, CA 2491 Posts
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I used to be involved with a group called "Operation Lifesaver." Their main emphasis was the teaching of safety and safe behavior around train tracks. Every five minutes in this country somewhere there is an incident with a train/human interaction to the human's determent. Most are not deadly. Their point as it relates to this topic is the difference between an accident and an incident. An accidents is an unforeseeable set of circumstances leading to the creation of problems or injury. (Think of dumb luck) The key word in that sentence is "unforeseeable." Incidents on the other hand happen when someone throws away common sense or acts in a foolish or reckless manner. Both can bring people to grief, but incidents should never happen.
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Mystification Special user 571 Posts
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I agree with funsway. It was no accident. There is a difference between an accident and a negligent discharge!
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Salguod Nairb Room 101 0 Posts
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Oops! I did it again!
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts
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On Oct 29, 2014, funsway wrote: I think your quibble is with the word itself and not its use, at least in this instance, which is straight out of the dictionary: Accidentally: happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected Accident: an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm,,. I think it's safe to assume the shooting was unplanned, unexpected, undesirable, and resulted in harm. Your use would pretty much eliminate the word altogether.m the would be no automobile accidents, because we all choose to buy (or rent) cars, choose to drive them, etc. I guess one could be accidentally struck by lightning, but no...I suppose one would choose to go outdoors for that to happen.
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16543 Posts
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You’ve got to admire the planning and techniques that’s used to make it all these accidents come into being.
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts
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On Oct 29, 2014, stoneunhinged wrote: That was no accident! You intentionally consumed the food or substance that predictably caused you to fart! No accident at all! But I'm sick of seeing the air corrupted by "accidental" farters. Gotta go now and tell those whippersnappers (again!) to get off of my lawn. Harumph! |
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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On Oct 29, 2014, stoneunhinged wrote: No. The Café censor bot will always change "farted" to "farted" and your meaning will be lost.
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rockwall Special user 762 Posts
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This whole thread is starting to stink.
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts
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On Oct 29, 2014, rockwall wrote: And that's no accident! |
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts
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On Oct 29, 2014, funsway wrote: Here are about 100 more, more or less: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/11......t-up-yet Stories of special note include: #13, the Plaxico Burress of the UFC, Joe "Diesel" Riggs, who accidentally shot himself while cleaning a still-loaded pistol, and will therefore miss his scheduled September 13th comeback bout. #34, in which Los Angeles County deputies, after an 8-hour SWAT standoff, mistook a homeowner who'd been taken hostage for the suspect who'd broken in, shooting and killing him. #61, in which a woman using Skype to show off a new pistol and laser sight to her daughter, accidentally shot her husband. #96, in which a Loudoun Co., VA sheriff's deputy accidentally shot his teenage daughter, mistaking her for an intruder. #98, in which a Colorado man riding a motorcycle was involved in a collision, and accidentally shot himself with his own concealed weapon.
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts
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I accidentally opened this thread.
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts
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On Oct 29, 2014, funsway wrote: It isn't? It is intentional? There is some kind of "Let us destroy and corrupt English" conspiracy? .......... Wow! I'm glad to know about it, because I want to join the fight! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iii4I3QyV5o |
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Merc Man Inner circle NUNEATON, Warwickshire 2538 Posts
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A modern day term that winds me up, to the extent that I actually shout at the tele (or the computer if I'm reading it) is the pathetic term 'wardrobe malfunction'.
To me a 'wardrobe malfunction' is when the door gets stuck; or the hanging rail falls down inside. If, for example, some celebrity's breast happens to inadvertently fall out, then that ISN'T a 'wardrobe malfunction'! Unless of course she happened to be wearing a wardrobe at the time. Which, let's be fair, is highly unlikely.
Barry Allen
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21245 Posts
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Way to be upset about a phrase not used since 2004.
Danny Doyle
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0pus Inner circle New Jersey 1739 Posts
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I love some of these terms, which are often inadvertently hilarious (See? I said, "inadvertently," not "accidentally." I learn.).
We just need some perspective. More recently, when Gwyneth Paltrow called her divorce from Chris Martin a "conscious uncoupling," I thought that was great. That term served well to distinguish their divorce from all of those other - accidental - divorces. |
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts
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On Oct 31, 2014, Dannydoyle wrote: That was my first thought, but then I realized some probably still use that phrase when the celebrity lassies step out of cars having accidentally forgotten to put their dainty undergarments on.
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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