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Raen Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

For all intents and purposes?

are the words correct? This is a phrase that shows up in my professor's speech daily. I'm not sure if I made out all the words correctly. I think I kind of get what it means, given the contexts he used it in. But could anyone verify it's meaning? say, by way of "in another word(s?)"? Thanks in advance.

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Hi, are the words correct? This is a phrase that shows up in my professor's speech daily. I'm not sure if I made out all the words correctly.

— Clive

  • Hi, are the words correct?
  • This is a phrase that shows up in my professor's speech daily.
  • I'm not sure if I made out all the words correctly.
  • I think I kind of get what it means, given the contexts he used it in.
  • But could anyone verify it's meaning?
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Hi,

are the words correct? This is a phrase that shows up in my professor's speech daily. I'm not sure if I made out all the words correctly. I think I kind of get what it means, given the contexts he used it in. But could anyone verify it's meaning? say, by way of "in another word(s?)"? Thanks in advance.

Have a look at these links.



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It's a favorite professorial phrase.
It means "for all practical purposes."

If he is making a point about something, he means that you might be able to find a counterexample, but they are so rare, that they can be ignored.
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Clive and AlpheccaStar,

Thank you very much for the links and explanation. You are great. Thanks.

Raen
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