Do you cringe when you hear someone say "For all INTENSIVE purposes?"

[c=800000]The saying is "For all INTENTS and purposes." [/c]
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MartinII · 70-79, M

Actually the phrase is “to all intents and purposes”. That’s what I was taught, anyway.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@MartinII It is. People who say "intensive" instead might have mis-heard it in the first place, and continue to make the mistake without thinking, as it's a cliche.

A bit like that malapropism common among males, of "prost[u]r[/u]ate" problems.

ProfessorPlum77 · 70-79, MVIP

@ArishMell Yes, that is another one.