“Intensive purposes?” Never heard of ‘em.
You know when you want to say “essentially” or “basically,” but in a few more words? There’s a phrase many of us use to accomplish this task, and when you say it aloud, it sounds like, “For all intensive purposes.” But we’re here to tell you that — basically, essentially — that’s not what’s being said at all. The phrase you’re hearing is actually “For all intents and purposes,” which, if you think about it, makes a lot more sense: it covers all your bases. What even is an “intensive purpose,” anyway?
