She must be a public school teacher. Not dissing on your mom, but I learned a lot of bad grammatical habits from the public school system. For my junior and senior year of high school, my English teacher (same one both years) taught us only Literature because she despised teaching Grammar.

She was also as big as a house and would order a family meal for herself (never married), and so to save face she would order two drinks so the kids in the drive through wouldn't think she was ordering all of that food for herself.

oh god blankfist, thats really fucking sad.

The best information you'll ever get about English will come from a linguist. It still makes me cringe when people say often "off TEN" instead of "ofen" which is how it's actually supposed to be pronounced. (try it it sounds nicer if you ask me) But you can't change the fact that language changes over time. "Standard" language is nearly impossible to nail down (excluding math as a language).

The most important thing to remember about grammar/language is that you need to effectively communicate an idea. Poor grammar is poor because as the language breaks down, there is also a communication breakdown. The language CAN change to include new words that represent new ideas and similarly words with assigned meanings can be reassigned to something else as society and use dictates.

In short, don't be discouraged, both phrases are useful depending on how you want to actually use them (where i assume 'intensive purposes' might include actions that require much scrutiny and concentration and 'intents and purposes' would include the meaning behind and action itself or in other words the purpose - though that seems redundant no? intents AND purposes? maybe that's why it changed in the language for all i know) In any case, again, dont worry about it as long as you're communicating effectively. Watch this: http://www.videosift.com/video/Linguistics-and-Human-Rights-MIT-Lecture

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)

It's similar to the thing with song lyrics - it doesn't have to make a lot of sense for your brain to accept it. - For years, I thought the chorus to the B-52s song "Roam if you Want To" was "♪♪ Roll Misty Wattoo ♪♪"

I just lost all respect for you.

Jigga, that comment really irks me. "Intensive purposes" is just not right. Feel free to use it though, if you want to sound like an illiterate moron.

Lately I'm utterly horrified by the large percentage of people on Facebook who seem to think you pluralize words with a fucking apostrophe. It seriously has turned me off like five girls I've had a long-standing hard-on for.

That same English teacher used to drive a beat up 1970s era VW Bug. She was massive (not Gilbert Grape's mom big, but big), so she actually had to straddle the gear shift. She used to tell us these things in class.

One day she came in with what could best be described as a hair mousse can and she was spraying it into her mouth. She told us her body had problems creating saliva, so this can was a spit-in-a-can type product she got from her doctor. And she'd sit in front of the class spraying loads of spit into her mouth during class which made us all want to vomit.

When she was young, she was bathing in the tub and it fell through the floor. She remembered sitting there under the house in a tub.

All of this is true.

Here are a few more commonly fucked up phrases and their prevalence on the interwebs for your edjutainment.....

"For all intensive purposes" 446,000 pages
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&q=%22for+all+intensive+purposes%22&aq=&aqi=&aq=f&aqi=g4&oq=&fp=d6985f0b1643625b

"Commander and chief" 2,090,000 pages
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&q=%22commander+and+chief%22&aq=f&aqi=g10&oq=&fp=d6985f0b1643625b

"Could care less" 2,270,000 pages
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&q=%22could+care+less%22&aq=&aqi=&aq=f&aqi=g10&oq=&fp=d6985f0b1643625b

"In it of itself" 3,320,000 pages
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&q=%22in+it+of+itself%22&aq=f&aqi=g1&oq=&fp=d6985f0b1643625b

"By in large" 12,500,000 pages
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&q=%22by+in+large%22&aq=f&aqi=g4&oq=&fp=d6985f0b1643625b

"Bold faced lie" 18,500,000 pages
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=%22bold+faced+lie%22&aq=f&aqi=g1&oq=&fp=d6985f0b1643625b

"One in the same" 436,000,000 pages
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&q=%22one+in+the+same%22&aq=f&aqi=g10&oq=&fp=d6985f0b1643625b

^Oops... there it went. My last shred of respect for humanity. Off into space. How sad.

For whatever reason, as of late, my spelling has suffered tremendously. I also get completely fucked up using there, their and they're now, interchanging them, as I'm sure my numerous posts will attest. I've also noticed that I'll skip words entirely, as if my brain is thinking to fast for me to type. And I don't know why either. It's almost as if my brain has said, "Well, if his fingers can't keep up, why should I have to slow down?"

>> ^videosiftbannedme:
as if my brain is thinking to fast for me to type.


That's "too fast" for you to type, vsbm. Now take your seat. [sprays can of spit in mouth]

words are inadequate and always shall be.
my grammar is atrocious.
improper sentence structure,use of prepositional phrases,imperatives...
you name it,i have butchered them all.
thank god i dont have to teach grammar!
takes the can o spit from blankfist..
hey..is that cherry flavor?..niiiiice.

>> ^videosiftbannedme:
For whatever reason, as of late, my spelling has suffered tremendously. I also get completely fucked up using there, their and they're now, interchanging them, as I'm sure my numerous posts will attest. I've also noticed that I'll skip words entirely, as if my brain is thinking to fast for me to type. And I don't know why either. It's almost as if my brain has said, "Well, if his fingers can't keep up, why should I have to slow down?"


Sounds like your brain doesn't like your new diet or something. Been hitting the ol' hookah?

>> ^enoch:
words are inadequate and always shall be.
my grammar is atrocious.
improper sentence structure,use of prepositional phrases,imperatives...
you name it,i have butchered them all.
thank god i dont have to teach grammar!
takes the can o spit from blankfist..
hey..is that cherry flavor?..niiiiice.

Your limerick needs a bit of work

^Someone doesn't know a sonnet when he sees one. Sheesh.

>> ^chilaxe:
^Oops... there it went. My last shred of respect for humanity. Off into space. How sad.


Well by in large and for all intensive purposes, I could care less. That's no bold face lie. And what's wrong with Commander and Chief, I thought they where one in the same?

>> ^Drax:
>> ^chilaxe:
^Oops... there it went. My last shred of respect for humanity. Off into space. How sad.

Well by in large and for all intensive purposes, I could care less. That's no bold face lie. And what's wrong with Commander and Chief, I thought they where one in the same?


Well, you can make my words, irregardless. It's a matter of supply and command.

All this time I thought it was Indi>ana< Jones.

jah-lap-in-oh

Penis In A Jar

I'm cuttin' off me penis,
and stickin' it in a jar,
and givin' it to the postman
who'll be takin' it where you are.
The judge said I can't be near you,
not within 50 yards,
but he never said I couldn't send
me penis in a jar.

2 More:
Song title: Seduce Me Tonight (Flashdance OST) - My mom thought it was: "So Juicy Tonight"
Song Title: Elvira (Oak Ridge Boys) - My sister thought it was: "I'll Fire Up"

>> ^dag:
It's similar to the thing with song lyrics - it doesn't have to make a lot of sense for your brain to accept it. - For years, I thought the chorus to the B-52s song "Roam if you Want To" was "♪♪ Roll Misty Wattoo ♪♪"

Of the first two CD's I bought one of them was NIN's broken... ~This isn't meant to last, this is for right now!~ was.. ~This is a metal axe...~

I know, right?

HEIGTH Height.
ACROSST Across.

I always thought it was bold faced lie - it made most sense to me. Oh well, the more you know.