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A few exceptional Google books searches does not prove the rule. Using correct English increases the chances that others will understand what we are saying, improving the chances of accomplishing our goals. What is wrong with helping others in that?

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Does anyone actually use "as a lark" to mean the action was done while being a bird? Common usage these days is for "as a lark" to be effectively synonymous with "on a lark"; thus it would be more useful/helpful for people to be familiar with this variation of the common idiom.

"On a lark" is something I (a native English speaker, from London, which is in England, after which the language is named) have never heard or seen written -- anywhere -- before your ill-considered and wholly-incorrect posts on this thread.

Shush.

Not sure why new information has provoked such a personal response from you. As a native English speaker from London, have you heard of “as a lark”?

Usually in British English (Yorkshire, might vary by region), I just hear "It is/was/will be a lark", so I'm not sure if either is particularly common. However, I've definitely come across people using "as a lark", whereas I can't recall hearing "on a lark". I've seen it used in text, but I'm not sure how many were from British English speakers.

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