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Re:A book claims that Americanisms will have absorbed the English lang... on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @07:52AM (#16051561)
Supposably is a real word, but the meaning is different.

It is a synonym for "conceivable", whereas supposedly means: "according to what is accepted or believed to be true"

see: http://www.dictionary.com/e/supposedly-vs-supposably/

Re:A book claims that Americanisms will have absorbed the English lang... on Friday December 29, 2017 @08:28AM (#16029360)
supposedly ;) Sorry... being slightly facetious :)