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Curiously, I use that variation as well. I tried to look it up to find out where I could have picked it up, but couldn't get any interesting results. Does anyon
by fzltrp 13y ago
Curiously, I use that variation as well. I tried to look it up to find out where I could have picked it up, but couldn't get any interesting results. Does anyone else uses that?
- DougBTX 13y agoSimilar: http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/32/intensive-purposes/ http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/32/intensive-purposes/
- drjesusphd 13y agoBut "intended purposes" actually makes sense in context.
- pessimizer 13y agoIt does imply the existence of unintended purposes.
- DougBTX 13y agoYes, that's one of the defining features of an "eggcorn", that it does make sense. Or even more sense than the original. Here's a more thurough definition: http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/about/ http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/about/