"last stitch effort"

[Wilson Gray]

On Sep 24, 2004, at 2:57 PM, Mark A. Mandel wrote:

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> Subject:      Re: "last stitch effort"
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> Wilson asks:
>    Arnold, do you have "supposably" already? It's *very* common in BE.
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> I've heard that one from white people.
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Yes. arnold supplied with an example from "Friends," no less. A
character was worried that he might meet the love of his life and then
dump her for saying "supposably." Like "dookie," "supposably" is far
more widespread than I would ever have imagined. Won't somebody please
stand up for prescriptivism?!

-Wilson