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To think that the phrase 'i suppose so' has been all but eradicated? 🤔

18 replies

whoremembers · 15/07/2026 20:02

Was watching classic holby city from around 2004 or something - havent heard the phrase in FOREVER

I feel like the youngsters say 'i guess so' now instead, which feels like an americanism, although it might not be

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SilverPink · 15/07/2026 20:03

Yeah I suppose so

I’ll get my coat…

LadyEnemy · 15/07/2026 20:04

I suppose so

JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff · 15/07/2026 20:04

My kids say it all the time

whoremembers · 15/07/2026 20:04

SilverPink · 15/07/2026 20:03

Yeah I suppose so

I’ll get my coat…

😄😄😄 i suppose i should've seen that coming!

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likelysuspect · 15/07/2026 20:08

Yeah you've asked for it OP so I wont say it

I do say it all the time

I say 'I spose so'

I wouldnt say guess so

SinisterPeaches · 15/07/2026 20:10

I certainly say it. ‘I guess so’ would feel like cosplaying Americanness.

whoremembers · 15/07/2026 20:25

SinisterPeaches · 15/07/2026 20:10

I certainly say it. ‘I guess so’ would feel like cosplaying Americanness.

I guess so just feels so american

But I've definitely heard it

By youngsters I mean gen Z

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StarCourt · 15/07/2026 21:56

I still say it

dancingdeidre · 15/07/2026 21:59

I don't recall hearing any young English people saying 'I guess so'. Not sure if they say 'I suppose so'.

Stressedoutmummyof3 · 15/07/2026 22:26

My kids say I guess so. I'm not sure they've ever said I suppose so. I would still say I suppose so, well I think I would. Now I'm actually thinking about it I'm not sure

IDontHateRainbows · 15/07/2026 22:29

Fair dos..... or the aussies say fair dinkum which i quite like.

Minasama · 15/07/2026 22:32

I say that.

One I miss is “I’ll give you a ring…”

whoremembers · 15/07/2026 22:33

Stressedoutmummyof3 · 15/07/2026 22:26

My kids say I guess so. I'm not sure they've ever said I suppose so. I would still say I suppose so, well I think I would. Now I'm actually thinking about it I'm not sure

This was me last night, thinking 'when was the last time I actually heard someone saying that'

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GarlicEverywhere · 15/07/2026 22:33

I guess I say both, I suppose. I can't figure out whether I should work out how an old Englishwoman like me became semi-Americanised. Whoever would've thought it? Go figure!

I promise I will NEVER say "I could care less", though!

DreamingOfGeneHunt · 15/07/2026 22:33

I say it!

whoremembers · 15/07/2026 22:34

GarlicEverywhere · 15/07/2026 22:33

I guess I say both, I suppose. I can't figure out whether I should work out how an old Englishwoman like me became semi-Americanised. Whoever would've thought it? Go figure!

I promise I will NEVER say "I could care less", though!

I could care less really irritates me

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soundsys · 16/07/2026 00:15

IDontHateRainbows · 15/07/2026 22:29

Fair dos..... or the aussies say fair dinkum which i quite like.

Ha we say “fair fucks” 😁

Okiedokie123 · 16/07/2026 00:21

I suppose so.

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