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Accidentally vs. Accidently
Accidentally
/ˌæksɪˈdentəli/Examples:
Such things happen accidentally in war."They met accidentally at the Colony.As he grabbed his knife, he accidentally pushed Gregory into Abraham.
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Accidently
/ˈæksədəntli/Examples:
I accidently sent the email to the wrong person.The cat accidently knocked over the vase.She accidently wore mismatched socks to work.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- The word accidentally has two Ls, while accidently is commonly considered a misspelling.
- Accidentally follows the pattern of many adverbs by keeping the base word accident intact and adding ally to form the adverb.
- Remember that most adverbs ending in -ally originate from adjectives ending in -al, like accidental.
- While accidently is sometimes used, it is not the standard form—opt for accidentally in formal writing.
- Think of how accident plus ally correctly forms the adverb signifying by accident.
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