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words difference / accident *incident

10:22 AM Dec 31 2007 \| Reply
abu_sandra Saudi Arabia	thxxxxxx for your reply guys i notice that most of you want to know the difference so i will start giving the difference and let you provide examples 1-an accident' is something which happens purely by chance, there was no intention involved, and we can?t really use 'incident' like this. If you do something by accident, you don't mean to do it, perhaps it's something you do or did without thinking. like acar accident (accidents are never intentional, but incidents might be) 2'An incident' is much more general Police are looking into the incident *myemailis abu_sandra and it is hotmail*

10:22 AM Dec 31 2007 | Reply

abu_sandra

Saudi Arabia

thxxxxxx for your reply guys

i notice that most of you want to know the difference so i will start giving the difference and let you provide examples

1-an accident' is something which happens purely by chance, there was no intention involved, and we can?t really use 'incident' like this.

If you do something by accident, you don't mean to do it, perhaps it's something you do or did without thinking.
like acar accident (accidents are never intentional, but incidents might be)

2'An incident' is much more general

Police are looking into the incident

myemailis abu_sandra and it is hotmail

01:44 PM Dec 31 2007 \| Reply
selinsibel France	thankssss for you post and nice lesson abu, you are wondefrul to explain the difference accident and incident, and have a happy new year without any accidents!! best wishes for new year! Céline

01:44 PM Dec 31 2007 | Reply

selinsibel

France

thankssss for you post and nice lesson abu, you are wondefrul to explain the difference accident and incident, and have a happy new year without any accidents!!

best wishes for new year!

Céline