Better term for a car collision?

"traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn" (el-peasant) 02/07/2016 at 08:04 • Filed to: None

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Because the word accident can mean:

“Oops, accidentally dropped a pencil”

to

“Oops, accidentally obliterated a 2 ton hunk of metal while brutally murdering the 5 occupants inside”

I just prefer “collision” or “wreck”

Hoccy > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 02/07/2016 at 08:27

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Ehrm...

crash ?

m2m, apex detective > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 02/07/2016 at 08:37

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“Car collision” is pretty concise.

A car collides with a car.

“Car crash” could be tons of things involving a car.

Nibby > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 02/07/2016 at 08:40

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Just like a car crash, just like a knife...

My favorite weapon is the look in your eyes

Sam > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 02/07/2016 at 08:50

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The definition holds true.

an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury.

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Tohru > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 02/07/2016 at 08:55

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I hate it when I accidentally obliterate a 2 ton hunk of metal, brutally murdering the 5 occupants inside.

It’s why my doomsday weapon uses two-step authentication on the firing system.

BJ > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 02/07/2016 at 08:56

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I use collision in place of accident as well. When people talk about “accidents” they are rarely actually accidental, or the accidentality is not significant.

jariten1781 > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 02/07/2016 at 08:57

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Unless it was intentional it fits fine.

Hell, Chernobyl was technically a nuclear accident according to IAEA. Comparatively that makes all automobile accidents look like miniscule blips.

Leon711 > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 02/07/2016 at 09:05

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I like to say I had my back door smashed in.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Sam 02/07/2016 at 09:24

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“There is traffic on the 405 due to a fatal 5 car calamity” -made up news bulliten.

Synonyms are fun

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 02/07/2016 at 09:33

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If it wasn’t on purpose, it was an accident. The word describes intent, not magnitude.

Captain of the Enterprise > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 02/07/2016 at 09:51

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Tareim - V8 powered > Leon711 02/07/2016 at 09:53

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Did it hurt?

qbeezy > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 02/07/2016 at 10:19

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If it didn’t happen on purpose, it’s an accident. Literal definition of the word. Using the word collision is more of a description of that accident.

Leon711 > Tareim - V8 powered 02/07/2016 at 11:13

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Everyone’s first time hurts, I haven’t really done much giving or taking since then.

slipperysallylikespenguins > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 02/07/2016 at 17:52

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I rarely use the term “accident” anymore, only if it is something that could have been avoided. Ran a red light and crashed, not an accident as you were careless/negligent.

Nauraushaun > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 02/07/2016 at 20:57

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There has been uproar about this in the past, it’s silly really.

Car accident fits perfectly. Regardless of how avoidable it was, or how many people got maimed. Unless it was intentional, it’s an accident.

You can try to change the way people talk when they’re already using the correct word , but there are bigger grammar battles to fight. Like people who say shouldn’t of.