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by accident vs. by mistake. If I put my phone in my pocket but it calls someone by itself. What should I say to express I didn't mean to do that? called you by accident or by mistake? what's the difference? Thanks!
15. Juli 2019 23:18
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We call that a 'pocket dial' in English, so you could say "Sorry, I pocket dialed you!". But you could say either 'by accident' or 'by mistake' in this case and either would sound totally natural and correct. "I called you by accident" or "I called you by mistake"...they mean the same thing.
15. Juli 2019
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Hello, in American English, very informally, we also use the expression "Sorry, I (must have, think I, bet I) butt-dialed you. Butt-dialing refers to the pressure applied to a phone in one's back pocket when she sits down that sometimes inadvertently causes a number to be dialed.
15. Juli 2019
Hello, in American English, very informally, we also use the expression "Sorry, I (must have, think I, bet I) butt-dialed you. Butt-dialing refers to the pressure applied to a phone in one's back pocket when she sits down that sometimes inadvertently causes a number to be dialed.
15. Juli 2019
I think “by accident “ in this sentence Because “by mistake” is more closely connected “your mistake” It will be used in this case below You press the number wrong , and it calls to not a person you were supposed to call then you can say “I miscalled by mistake”
15. Juli 2019
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