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Thread #132499   Message #4177110
Posted By: Lighter
17-Jul-23 - 01:34 PM
Thread Name: BS: Language Pet Peeves
Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves
I first noticed "supposably" about fifteen years ago.

Oxford affords many examples from 1696 (before Ben Franklin) to 1995. It's labeled "Now chiefly U.S."

Oxford cites both John Ruskin and Mark Twain.