Deaki  +  488220 Thu, 13 Mar 08 01:07 AM Are there any specific difference between the words? many thanks.^^ Deaki Joined on Sun, Sep 16 2007 Seoul, Korea New Member 08 Difference Between

	Ruth McEwan  +  488223 Thu, 13 Mar 08 01:28 AM incident  noun an event which is either unpleasant or unusual: an isolated/serious/unfortunate incident A youth was seriously injured in a shooting incident on Saturday night.   accident  noun 1 something which happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, and which often damages something or injures someone: Josh had an accident and spilled water all over his work. She was injured in a car/road accident (= when one car hit another).  I've only dealt with the nouns here as otherwise there are too many options to discuss.  These are definitions from www.dictionary.cambridge.org - this is the dictionary that I use with my students online. Notice the difference in meaning - accident more often refers to something that harms or injures, whereas incident can be any unpleasant event, possibly NOT harmful. Kind regards Ruth  Ruth McEwan Joined on Tue, Mar 11 2008 Australia New Member 13 Ruth McEwan BA, PG Dip Ed MAAL (current) Nouns

	Hoa Thai  +  488224 Thu, 13 Mar 08 01:31 AM Hello Deaki, Welcome to EF!  The word incident means an unusual or important event, while an accident is either a crash involving cars, planes, etc... or a situation in which somebody is injured / something is damaged. They arrived home without incident = They arrived home uneventfully. He saw an accident on the highway. Hoa Thai Joined on Mon, Oct 15 2007 Vietnam Contributing Member 1,100 Best Regards - Hoa Thai