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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Resigned on or of his own accord ?
Is it 'resigned on his own accord' OR 'resigned of his own accord' ??
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I usually hear "of," but I don't think "on" would be incorrect. Google has it pretty close to a tie, if that means anything: 20,800,000 hits for "on his own accord" 23,900,000 hits for "of his own accord"
- I usually hear "of," but I don't think "on" would be incorrect.
- Google has it pretty close to a tie, if that means anything: 20,800,000 hits for "on his own accord" 23,900,000 hits for "of his own accord"
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I usually hear "of," but I don't think "on" would be incorrect.
Google has it pretty close to a tie, if that means anything:
20,800,000 hits for "on his own accord"
23,900,000 hits for "of his own accord"
Google has it pretty close to a tie, if that means anything:
20,800,000 hits for "on his own accord"
23,900,000 hits for "of his own accord"
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