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Moon7296 Posted 11 years ago
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be supposed to

Winston Churchill is supposed to have said that he could talk for a day with five minutes' notice but needed a day to prepare if he had only five minutes in which to speak.

Q) What does "is supposed to" mean and if possible, what can replace that phrasing?
  

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moon7296 Q) What does "is supposed to" mean and if possible, what can replace that phrasing? We think he said that, but nobody has the exact quote on a particular day and time. It is very typical of what he might have said.

  • moon7296 Q) What does "is supposed to" mean and if possible, what can replace that phrasing?
  • We think he said that, but nobody has the exact quote on a particular day and time.
  • It is very typical of what he might have said.
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moon7296Q) What does "is supposed to" mean and if possible, what can replace that phrasing?
We think he said that, but nobody has the exact quote on a particular day and time.
It is very typical of what he might have said.

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