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'Am I suppose to' vs 'Am I supposed to'?

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#1 (permalink) Thu Jun 12, 2008 15:35 pm 'Am I suppose to' vs 'Am I supposed to'?

Why do some native speakers write, "Am I suppose to .." instead of "Am I supposed to.."? _________________ Non-native speaker of English ================================= I intend to live forever - so far, so good.

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#2 (permalink) Thu Jun 12, 2008 15:45 pm 'Am I suppose to' vs 'Am I supposed to'?

daemon99 wrote:

Why do some native speakers write, "Am I suppose to .." instead of "Am I supposed to.."?

In speech, some less educated people I know have used "suppose" instead of "supposed," but it's incorrect. If I saw it in writing, I'd suspect the person was poorly educated.

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