What does that suppose to mean?

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Talab1234

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I said to him, "What does that suppose to mean?"
Source: Operating in the Will of God by Mary Murray (info added by moderator)

Is “What does that suppose to mean?” correct?
 

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That's not sufficient. We need the title of the book and the name(s) of the author(s).
Operating in the Will of God by Mary Murray
 

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Thank you. Please remember to provide the source in post #1 in future. I have added it for you this time.

Are you sure you've copied it correctly? If that's the case, then the fact that it's a direct quote is important. The person ("I") used incorrect English but because it's a direct quote, it has to be transcribed exactly.
The grammatically correct version is "What is that supposed to mean?"
 

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Thank you. Please remember to provide the source in post #1 in future. I have added it for you this time.

Are you sure you've copied it correctly? If that's the case, then the fact that it's a direct quote is important. The person ("I") used incorrect English but because it's a direct quote, it has to be transcribed exactly.
The grammatically correct version is "What is that supposed to mean?"
I have searched on Google and I have seen a lot of books mentioning the same quote, does this mean they are all wrong?

“What does that suppose to mean?” is incorrect?
 

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If they're all mentioning the same quote, then the quote is correct. The English in the quote is not.
 
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