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Luciferrr Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

what's this sentence trying to say,especially the ' all intents and purposes ' part ?

hi
this sentence :
'At idle the notebook is silent for all intents and purposes'
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'At idle the notebook is silent for all intents and purposes' It is a very curious sentence. Here is a paraphrase: When the notebook is sitting and doing nothing, it does not speak. For all intents and purposes = no practical reason.

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  • 'At idle the notebook is silent for all intents and purposes' It is a very curious sentence.
  • Here is a paraphrase: When the notebook is sitting and doing nothing, it does not speak.
  • For all intents and purposes = no practical reason.
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'At idle the notebook is silent for all intents and purposes'

It is a very curious sentence. Here is a paraphrase:

When the notebook is sitting and doing nothing, it does not speak.

For all intents and purposes = no practical reason.
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The idiom is "to all intents and purposes", not "for".
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