'Intensive purposes': An Eggcorn - Merriam-Webster
Is the phrase 'for all intensive purposes' or 'for all intents and purposes'? Senior Editor Emily Brewster explains. See more videos: www.merriam-webster.com/video
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For all in tents, and porpoises.
@YoeyYutch
2 жыл бұрын
How about, "for all campers and aquatic mammals".
I use this one on purpose. As in "for all of the purposes that are intensive". It's funny to me.
@GregoryTheGr8ster
3 жыл бұрын
That's good That is very good. I wish that I had thought of it, in fact. I am sufficiently clever to think of scuh witticisms, but I guess that you beat me to it.
Pls i have a problem with the learner's app i purchased on playstore, it doesn't show pictures nor words of the day. I sent an email but nothing has been done.
@MerriamWebster
3 жыл бұрын
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Yes
I'd like to see "frall" become an eggcorn. For example: "Frall it's worth..."
@lindasalazar6162
2 жыл бұрын
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As I was watching the video, it occurred to me that I had associated the presenter’s name with the name of the dictionary. It was an incorrect association brought on by a similarity and a mental transposition. Ms. Brewster, what might be the name for that - not quite an eggcorn?
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@wellenajohnson2797
2 жыл бұрын
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