KarlillotoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world·8 months agoWhat's some common knowledge that you just found out recently?message-squarearrow-up1126arrow-down16message-square126fedilink
arrow-up1120arrow-down1message-squareWhat's some common knowledge that you just found out recently?KarlillotoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world·8 months agomessage-square126fedilink
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebararrow-up4arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkI thought it was “for all intensive purposes” until I finally came across it while reading, and I was reading a book a week for well over a decade at that point. That’s just the way it’s pronounced down here.
minus-squareHamartiogonicarrow-up1arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkOne step closer to the origin: “to all intents and purposes”. If I use that, people are definitely going to look at me weird.
I thought it was “for all intensive purposes” until I finally came across it while reading, and I was reading a book a week for well over a decade at that point. That’s just the way it’s pronounced down here.
One step closer to the origin: “to all intents and purposes”. If I use that, people are definitely going to look at me weird.