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Similar: http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/32/intensive-purposes/ http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/32/intensive-purposes/

• drjesusphd 13y ago
  But "intended purposes" actually makes sense in context.
  • pessimizer 13y ago
    It does imply the existence of unintended purposes.
  • DougBTX 13y ago
    Yes, 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/