Sep 30, 2008 · Yes, 'no pun intended' can conceivably be used when in fact a pun was intended. In my experience, however, it is normally reserved for circumstances where it is actually true - the speaker …

Oct 10, 2010 · Your sentences above are correct, but intent in terms of being intent on doing something is not the same word as "intent," a noun, meaning something that is intended. I cannot think of any …

Jun 21, 2020 · Intended probably only works if it’s obvious who’s doing the intending. But it’s unreasonable, in my view, to expect us to comment on a whole list of possible combinations of …

Mar 17, 2018 · What are the difference between the following three sentences? 1) He intended to go to the Galapagos. 2) He intended to have gone to the Galapagos. 3) He had intended to go to the …

Feb 23, 2020 · I find just as nature intended an odd phrase to use. What has a computer program (app) got to do with nature? (cross-posted) Perhaps it means which is only natural.

Nov 17, 2016 · The first one is passive, you were not intended to do something by someone (or some authority) that is not named. It implies that what you did was forbidden in some way. Does that make …

Dec 26, 2020 · No. That won't work. After "intended for" you need a noun, not a gerund. Here "use" is a noun. ...and intended for use in calculators. The writer could also have written: ...and intended to be …

Oct 16, 2008 · Here's a new question, loosely related to this thread I do ask many questions to this friend regarding a subject he does not want to talk a lot about, but it's on purpose to make him react …

Feb 3, 2008 · Hello everybody, what's the difference, if any, between these 2 phrases?: I intend to get married. I'm intended to get married. Thank you!!

May 11, 2009 · The exception referred to in Items(a) and (b) establishes that components in products that are submitted for certification shall be suitable for the intended application. Hi, everyone! How to …