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Not to be rude, but these terms are pretty firm at this point. If it helps, think of "accidental" as "incidental". It's not referring to any actor's intent or
by ttymck 3y ago
Not to be rude, but these terms are pretty firm at this point.
If it helps, think of "accidental" as "incidental". It's not referring to any actor's intent or lack thereof.
Frankly, you're introducing accidental complexity by trying to refer to it as "non-essential complexity" ;)
- couchand 3y agoIt doesn't generally help to think of one word as another word. That doesn't tend to work out well when trying to parse semantics. "Incidental" is correct here, but not ideal for communication because of the eggcorn with "accidental". The word "accidental" is wrong no matter how you slice it.