F**king-A and on accident

[Anne Gilbert]

David:


> 1.  At lunch today one of the group claimed that the expression
"f**king-A"
> was a play on Flying-A gas stations, a New England chain--someone
mentioned
> Tidewater Oil.  The two people we heard it from were 60+ New Englanders.
> Any insight from the group?
> 2.  My daughter in Seattle writes "people on this coast say 'on accident'
> instead of 'by accident' which sounds really weird to me. Have I mentioned
> that to you before? For example, 'I went to the wrong classroom on
> accident.'" I, personally, have never heard this--is it west coast or just
> NW?

I don't know if "on accident" is specifically West Coast or Pacific NW, but
I *do* know it's been around for a while.  My daughter used to say "on
accident" all the time when she was growing up.  I think she still does.
And she lives in California now.
Anne G