Please state in which country your phrase tends to be used, what the phrase is, and what it should be.

Example:

In America, recently came across “back-petal”, instead of back-pedal. Also, still hearing “for all intensive purposes” instead of “for all intents and purposes”.

  • x00z@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    I guess the ambiguity comes from non native English speakers using it.

    It was used for “why” in the 90s and early 2000s.