What's the difference between " you're not supposed to" and "you don't have to"?
Can anybody help me to undestand this difference?
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They are completely different ideas - in fact, they're almost opposites.
'You're not supposed to' means you shouldn't.
'You're not supposed to drink alcohol while you're taking antibiotics'.
'You don't have to' means it's not necessary.
'You don't have to pay to park here on Sundays. Parking is free at the weekend.'
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The first means you should not, and the second means you need not, in other words that you may, but it's not required.
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