• xploit@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    Mr Bob Ross would like a word…
    I agree with you on inadvertently, but accident, if I’m not mistaken would generally considered something where you do not inherently attribute blame. At least thats what I recall being justification for making the change in UK in calling traffic ‘incidents’ incidents instead of accidents several years back. Dunno if it stuck though.

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      12 days ago

      UK in calling traffic ‘incidents’ incidents instead of accidents several years back. Dunno if it stuck though.

      Wait is that real? I thought it was just a joke when it was said in Hot Fuzz

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      12 days ago

      Interesting. Although I still maintain that accident bears a negative connotation, even though blame isn’t necessarily a factor. As if the outcome was a negative thing, rather than a positive, as in this case.