Do non-Southerners not say "wreck"?

[tacoloco]

I grew up in Eastern PA and we always called 'em “accidents”.

[Shagnasty]

@tacoloco

I grew up in Eastern PA and we always called 'em “accidents”.

There is a serious problem with that terminology though. Sometimes car wrecks aren’t accidents like in police chases and intentional suicide. There may be no “accident” about it.

[AppallingGael]

@Johnny_L.A

And here, I thought this thread was going to be about people saying ‘wreck havoc’ instead of ‘wreak havoc’.

Don’t forget about “reaping havoc”.

NYC. I never thought much about it and don’t really feel like starting now, but probably I’d say I had a fender-bender, you had an accident, and he had a wreck.