Allegedly Presumably Supposedly - whats the difference? But if you're looking for which word to use yourself, use "presumably" if you're fairly sure and "supposedly" if you're less sure As for "allegedly," it should really only be used when someone has made an explicit allegation, although that isn't always the case, unfortunately
If enough people say supposably instead of supposedly 0 Supposably and supposedly have different meanings, because their suffixes have different meanings -ably means it is possible -edly means it has been done Supposably is not an alternative pronunciation of supposedly Supposably and supposedly are two different words It can only be said of a single word that it has alternative pronunciations
meaning in context - Does supposedly have a negative connotation . . . "Does “supposedly” have a negative connotation?" – No, not by itself It is the context that may give the color of negativity to it a qi gong master supposedly directs the flow of qi A disassertive marker: Here, supposedly because one is told so, with there being nothing tangible to show that, to make any categorical statement that it does
How to use is Supposed to or was supposed to [closed] The sentence is ambiguous at best If by "supposed to be" you mean supposedly, then it is redundant, for "apparently" already covered that ground well enough You would instead simply write: Apparently, Mary was an insomniac Now, by "supposed to be," you could mean should be, but it's hard to imagine that someone should be an insomniac
Use of *obviously*, *apparently* and *evidently* as qualifying words . . . The three words obviously, apparently, and evidently are similar, but have slightly different meanings Obviously refers to something that needs no evidence to be understood "In a way that is easily perceived or understood; clearly," according to the dictionary That is, it's something that you couldn't help knowing If you saw a glass on its side on a table surrounded by a puddle of milk, it
supposed to or suppose to? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Supposed to is a very common phrase, as in: you're not supposed to come here It means "you should not come here", "you are not meant to come here" Using *suppose to in this sentence would be considered wrong by most educated speakers The cause of this common omission of the d is probably that d t sounds the same as t, so that there is no difference in pronunciation between supposed to and
Allegedly vs. apparently - Differences in connotation? Alleged allegedly has a connotation of an accusation or other statement without proof (see below) and often implies doubt as to the veracity of the statement Since you do not doubt that trades have declined by 55% after the law's* introduction, allegedly wouldn't be the right word to use in your current sentence Apparent apparently has a connotation of an obvious conclusion based on evidence