Miscellany 24 Mar 2008 04:00 am

So which is it?

“All intensive purposes”?

or

“All intents and purposes”?

I’ve heard both. How do you use it?

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4 Responses to “So which is it?”

  1. on 24 Mar 2008 at 3:13 pm 1.anita said …

    all intents and purposes

  2. on 24 Mar 2008 at 5:31 pm 2.Cathy In Jax said …

    Add me to Anita’s answer.

  3. on 24 Mar 2008 at 6:00 pm 3.Beth said …

    All intents and purposes. :-)

  4. on 25 Mar 2008 at 11:57 am 4.carrie said …

    All intents and purposes, meaning in all situations (whatever is intended and for whatever purpose).

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