What is wrong with saying supposably? Chandler freaks out a fter finding a lot of similarities between himself and a kind of annoying bitter lonely Mr. Heckles, who just passed away. Chandler: What if I never find somebody? Or worse, what if I found her... but I dumped her because she pronounces it, "supposably"? My dictionary translates "supposably" just fine. So it is a correct word to use. What is the problem with it for Chandler then? As commented below, supposedly is an incorrect way to say supposably, something what kids or people of a lower than Chandler class would do. BUT. My recent googling begs to differ. There is a word supposedly in a dictionary. The trouble is, that both supposably and supposedly are translated as one and the same word to my language. So I went on and dug deeper. And I found that Americans use - supposably when they are talking of something they are told to be true, but they are themselves pretty sure IT IS true. - supp...
Did you notice that about 7% of F.R.I.E.N.D.S jokes are hard to get? Especially if you are from a different country, like me. I've started this joke-research when I was learning English at home. I loved getting nerdy with all the cultural references here. The goal of this blog is to help you laugh with confidence at every joke our English speaking friends make. Explore the blog posts via tags and share your perspective on the jokes! Katia