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It's not "for all intensive purposes", it's "for all intents and purposes" http://grammarist.com/eggcorns/for-all-intensive-purposes/ http://grammarist.com/egg
by aaronpk 14y ago
It's not "for all intensive purposes", it's "for all intents and purposes"
http://grammarist.com/eggcorns/for-all-intensive-purposes/ http://grammarist.com/eggcorns/for-all-intensive-purposes/
- tksb 14y agoIf I hadn't read this comment, I'd twitch for hours—thank you.
- joelrunyon 14y agoI never knew that. Fixed. Thanks.
- paulhauggis 14y agoThe article you stated states that "for all intensive purposes" is common usage, although not correct. At some point, it becomes accepted usage. Kind of like when you try to say that hackers only tinker with things. Words and meanings change.
- Osmium 14y agoI agree with this, and I'm definitely not a prescriptivist, but I have to ask: what, exactly, is an "intensive purpose" in this context?
- SkyMarshal 14y agoHackers generally aren't in the business of turning meaning into gibberish, which is what these 'eggcorns' are. Imho, it's worth resisting nonsensical cargo-cult language, even if only as a matter of principle.