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jstclair on Sept 24, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: “On Accident” or “By Accident”?

An interesting companion would be J.L.Austin's "A Plea for Excuses", where he contrasts "by mistake" and "by accident".

(Google books link, but the PDF is available widely)

https://books.google.no/books?id=CPKHKvge3Z4C&lpg=PA379&ots=...

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