I regularly hear people use "incidence" (frequency of occurrence) in place of "incident". They are then forced into "incidences" in place of "incidents".
definitions: "incident" is a occurrence "incidence" is how frequently something occurs
usage: "I was there. I saw the whole incident." "The incidence of malapropisms is declining."
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I regularly hear people use "incidence" (frequency of occurrence) in place of "incident". They are then forced into "incidences" in place of "incidents".
definitions:
"incident" is a occurrence
"incidence" is how frequently something occurs
usage:
"I was there. I saw the whole incident."
"The incidence of malapropisms is declining."
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This message has been brought to you by the nerd who read the dictionary when he was a child, and by three cups of his very strong coffee.