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Aug 01, 2006 13:38


For all intensive purposes, E3 (The Electronic Entertainment Expo) has been canceled. It isn't per se, but when the attendance drops from over 60,000 people a year to a meager few hundred, it is probably some kind of foreshadowing event to announce the demise of the convention altogether.

Practically, it makes sense. Considering the event and its ( Read more... )

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ziggy27stardust August 1 2006, 21:23:54 UTC
I've never had the pleasure to attend. But around 1999 and 2000 was the peak, I think. I would have loved to have gone. I thought it was like a thing that you had to know people to get into, I didn't know it was just like a convention!

also, it's good to see that I'm not the only one who has misheard the phrase "for all intents and purposes" my entire life as "intensive purposes."

it seems that a lot of people are very confused about this phrase. because both of my parents just said that it's "for all intent purposes."

which doesn't even make sense.

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agora_phobic August 2 2006, 06:48:14 UTC
For all intent purposes?

Right.

I had misheard it too. But I'm under the impression that they're two different phrases. The word intensive means "Of, relating to, or characterized by intensity". Now, using that definition, the prase can be redefined. The purpose is characterized by intensity. I don't know; makes sense to me.

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agora_phobic August 2 2006, 06:50:58 UTC
Also, there is a new power rising - PAX (the Penny Arcade Expo). A slightly downscaled, seemingly cooler version of E3, which everyone is invited to. You can find out more at http://www.pennyarcadeexpo.com/index.php. Enjoy.

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ziggy27stardust August 2 2006, 15:59:56 UTC
go to youtube.com and search for "liam sullivan shoes" and watch that.

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