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Wrong for all intensive purposes
Use this for all intents and purposes
i · WhyTwo lines, no filler
Correct form. The eggcorn 'for all intensive purposes' fuses 'intents and' into 'intensive' — sounds emphatic but loses the original 'in every effective sense.'
ii · Brew tipKeep this one
Intents AND purposes.
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For all intensive purposes vs. For all intents and purposes
Classic eggcorn.
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