Found a new eggcorn (at least it’s new to me): “For all extensive purposes” instead of “for all intents and purposes.” Google shows 1,290 hits for “for all extensive purposes,” as opposed to 75,300 for “for all intensive purposes,” and over a million for “for all intents and purposes.” Whew, at least standard English is [...]
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