assumably etc. (was Re: "last stitch effort")

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Sep 26, 2004, at 11:18 AM, I wrote:

> putting aside the "supposably" topic, i'll focus on "assumably" (which
> jonathan lighter and john baker, probably among others, dislike).

um, i may be misrepresenting john baker.  his earlier postings defended
"assumably"; only in the most recent one on this topic does he maintain
that "presumably" is the right word for the job.  jonathan lighter's
opinions are, however, very clear.

arnold