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Did you mean "intents and purposes" or did some wordplay go over my head?
by cryptarch 10y ago
Did you mean "intents and purposes" or did some wordplay go over my head?
- tunesmith 10y agoIt's common usage, supposably.
- Arnavion 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn
- kristofferR 10y ago"mating name instead of maiden name" I gotta admit, that made me laugh.
- mountaineer22 10y agoI always thought it was "in tents and porpoises".
- good_dog 10y agoOh, the huge manotee!
- mountaineer22 10y agoSo good.
- ryandrake 10y agoHah, we laugh at that one, but as soon as you point out that "performant" is not an English word, the HN "languages evolve!" guys come out of the woodwork with their pitchforks.