| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| accidentally, accidently (adv.) |
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| Stick with accidentally; it is by far the preferred spelling. (Indeed, many conservative people consider accidently a misspelling, and some conservative dictionaries do not even record it as a variant, though it has been accepted off and on for many years.) Pronounce the word with either four or five syllables. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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