Intents and purposes, not intensive purposes

Intents and purposes, not intensive purposes

by | Jan 16, 2018 | Blog, How to

We hear the phrase “for all intents and purposes” much less frequently than we used to, but if you’re going to use it, please do not say, “for all intensive purposes.” The word intensive indicates an extreme, which is the opposite of the...
Different FROM, not different THAN

Different FROM, not different THAN

by | Jan 16, 2018 | Blog

I often hear the phrase, “That’s different than what we did before.” Instead of focusing on the content of that phrase, I immediately notice the word is incorrect. It should be different from, not different than. If you want to improve your...
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