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Old 05-26-2017, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ICCARS View Post
"for all intensive purposes" does make it clear that only the most serious of purposes are being considered... It is therefore an idiom of the original saying..
Claiming it's an idiom with intended meaning would be extremely generous, when actually it's just a mistake. specifically, a type of mistake known as an eggcorn ... for any other pedants or trivia nuts!
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