sharlag
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I like my artsy with a little bit of fartsy.
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Jun 26, 2014 12:57:48 GMT
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Post by sharlag on Dec 24, 2015 1:52:50 GMT
I say wreck.
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Post by baslp on Dec 24, 2015 1:58:34 GMT
I use both words
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Post by scrapmaven on Dec 24, 2015 1:59:20 GMT
When my nephew's car caught on fire on the freeway and he had to pull over and jump out we called it a carbcue.
I say accident. Tomato/Tomahto. Does saying, "accident" get me thrown out of this thread?
Oh, and one more thing: Please tell us that no one in your life had an accident.
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Post by elaine on Dec 24, 2015 2:01:24 GMT
Accident.
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Post by MichyM on Dec 24, 2015 2:02:42 GMT
I say accident.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2015 2:03:58 GMT
Mostly I say accident. Otherwise I'll use which ever one comes to mind first.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Dec 24, 2015 2:05:50 GMT
Accident. I don't think I would ever use either crash or wreck.
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Post by Bitchy Rich on Dec 24, 2015 2:08:03 GMT
Very Christmas-y. I say car accident. No, I say automobile altercation. I just remembered I'm fancy.
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Post by Karene on Dec 24, 2015 2:15:58 GMT
Car accident.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 24, 2015 2:18:06 GMT
I usually say wreck. Not car wreck. Just wreck.
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georgiapea
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Post by georgiapea on Dec 24, 2015 2:18:52 GMT
Accident, wreck, crash, the result is the same. Messed up car messing up your life.
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Post by mcscrapper on Dec 24, 2015 2:22:44 GMT
In my world it is an MVC. We no longer call them "accidents." The reason being is that a lot of healthcare professionals say that there are no accidents. Someone CHOSE to drive too fast, too distracted, too unsafely, etc.
Out of work, I still call it an MVC but tend to say "wreck"when I don't.
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caro
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Post by caro on Dec 24, 2015 2:30:09 GMT
Either wreck or accident.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2015 2:32:13 GMT
I say accident the most. Sometimes I say crash. I don't think I use wreck.
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PLurker
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Jun 28, 2014 3:48:49 GMT
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Post by PLurker on Dec 24, 2015 2:32:18 GMT
Mostly I say accident. Otherwise I'll use which ever one comes to mind first.  |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Dec 24, 2015 2:32:43 GMT
I would say car accident.
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Post by katlady on Dec 24, 2015 2:38:08 GMT
Mostly accident.
I would use crash as in "he crashed into my car".
I would use wreck as in "what a wreck".
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Post by AngieandSnoopy on Dec 24, 2015 2:47:01 GMT
car wreck
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paget
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Jun 25, 2014 21:16:39 GMT
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Post by paget on Dec 24, 2015 2:53:05 GMT
Car accident. But I'd say car crash before car wreck.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2015 2:55:26 GMT
In my world it is an MVC. We no longer call them "accidents." The reason being is that a lot of healthcare professionals say that there are no accidents. Someone CHOSE to drive too fast, too distracted, too unsafely, etc. Out of work, I still call it an MVC but tend to say "wreck"when I don't. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2015 2:58:30 GMT
In my world it is an MVC. We no longer call them "accidents." The reason being is that a lot of healthcare professionals say that there are no accidents. Someone CHOSE to drive too fast, too distracted, too unsafely, etc. Out of work, I still call it an MVC but tend to say "wreck"when I don't. What does MVC stand for? |
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Post by mcscrapper on Dec 24, 2015 2:59:31 GMT
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Post by AussieMeg on Dec 24, 2015 3:03:32 GMT
In my world it is an MVC. We no longer call them "accidents." The reason being is that a lot of healthcare professionals say that there are no accidents. Someone CHOSE to drive too fast, too distracted, too unsafely, etc. Yes exactly. I have heard the top traffic cop in this state interviewed several times, and he always says that car crashes are NOT accidents because most of the time they could have been avoided (by not speeding, not drinking, not being sleepy, not using your mobile phone etc etc). But in answer to the OP, I say "car crash". I've only heard "car wreck" used by Americans either here (my main interactions with people in the US) or on TV.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2015 3:09:06 GMT
I say accident.
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Post by littlemama on Dec 24, 2015 3:30:13 GMT
Accident. And I think the whole "they aren't accidents" thing is ridiculous. An accident is something you didn't intend to happen, so unless you intentionally crashed your car, it is an accident, regardless of any bad decision making that may have contributed to it.
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Post by alexa11 on Dec 24, 2015 3:35:47 GMT
Car wreck- I'm from the South!  |
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Post by nepean on Dec 24, 2015 3:37:44 GMT
Car Accident
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Post by sbartist on Dec 24, 2015 3:57:01 GMT
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ginacivey
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Post by ginacivey on Dec 24, 2015 4:17:07 GMT
a wreck. no need for 'car'
it's assumed that it's a car unless the 'wreck' is qualified by another noun
like '4wheeler wreck' 'bike wreck' (and that is a motorcycle not an actual bike)
gina
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GiantsFan
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Jun 27, 2014 14:44:56 GMT
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Post by GiantsFan on Dec 24, 2015 4:26:36 GMT
I think I say them all.
Bob wrecked his new car.
Bob was in an accident.
Bob crashed into a power pole.
ETA: It's best not to ride with Bob! (sorry I couldn't resist)
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