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Originally Posted by livedarklions
Yeah, I don't get where the idea that "crash" implies fault and "accident" does not comes from, neither word implies anything about fault or the absence of fault.

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What is a connotation Alex?

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/connotation

One connotation of accident is something that has an element of being unavoidable.

Don't argue with me, argue with those that penned the content of the hundreds of links that come up when you Google "calling accidents crashes."

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