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Rule "for all intensive purposes (for all intents and purposes)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	for all intensive purposes (for all intents and purposes)
Message:	Did you mean <suggestion>\1 all intents and purposes</suggestion>?
Category:	Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Well, not all of it, but for all intensive purposes, I read it. Correction suggestion: for all intents and purposes To all intensive and purposes the case is closed. Correction suggestion: To all intents and purposes Well, not all of it, but for all intense purposes, I read it. Correction suggestion: for all intents and purposes To all intense and purposes the case is closed. Correction suggestion: To all intents and purposes
ID:	FOR_ALL_INTENSIVE_PURPOSES [1]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-26 22:33:10 +0100)

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