for all intensive purposes

== English == === Adverb === for all intensive purposes (US, nonstandard) Eggcorn of for all intents and purposes. ==== Usage notes ==== Though this phrase has become common in some English-speaking communities, it is still widely proscribed as a misconstrued version of for all intents and purposes. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:for all intensive purposes. ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== eggcorn malapropism mondegreen ==== References ====