Is it "for all intents and purposes"
or "for all intensive purposes".
I've heard it both ways and I was wondering which it was?
2007-08-28 08:54:02 · 5 answers · asked by elysialaw 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's "for all intents and purposes." It means "in every practical sense".
2007-08-28 09:06:32 · answer #1 · answered by somebody 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"intents and purposes" is the correct phrase
2007-08-28 15:58:18 · answer #2 · answered by Sandie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
intents and purposes
for all intents, for all purposes
for all intensive purposes is syntactically correct but is meaningless
2007-08-28 15:59:21 · answer #3 · answered by dogsafire 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is " for all intents and purposes", the other one just sounds close, but it isn't correct
2007-08-28 16:00:11 · answer #4 · answered by just4a2nd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First one is the common usage, but it is used wrong repeatedly.
2007-08-28 16:00:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋