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In reply to the discussion: A note about words I personally hate so stop using them, alright?? [View all]Dark n Stormy Knight
(10,479 posts)I mean, it doesn't bother me at all when people write suppose to instead of the correct supposed to. Nope, I don't even notice.
But if I did notice it, I might say, think of it this way, folks: it's kind of the same as believed to. You would never write "The suspect was believe to have been armed," would you? No, of course not! You would know it was believed, right?
Better yet, you would never say, "The suspect was think to have been armed," would you? You would know to say, "the suspect was thought to have been armed." I know that you would. It's a past tense thing.
And the literally thing--don't get me started!
(I know it doesn't make you stupid if you can't spell or punctuate correctly, but it does mean people will be distracted from your message.)