I said “for all intensive purposes” instead of “for all intents and purposes” in a meeting once. In front of twelve people. With absolute confidence. Nobody corrected me, and nobody flinched. But ...

Big words, business jargon, and hyperbole intended to pump up your language only have the opposite affect. Check yourself before using any of these. There’s no such word as “irregardless.” The word ...

If you’re using this phrase to mean “for all practical purposes,” then for all intents and purposes, you’re doing it wrong (see what we did there?). The phrase, “for all intensive purposes” is a ...

THERE are some slang Scottish words which are so common that you have to remind yourself that nobody below Berwick has the faintest idea what you’re on about. Did you know with a Digital Subscription ...