... as suppose to ...
Hello,

Somebody said "... as suppose to ..." and I wonder what it means. Sorry, I did not get their context so I cannot give you a full sentence. Would it be even a right phrase?

Thanks!

Question

... as suppose to ...
Hello,

Somebody said "... as suppose to ..." and I wonder what it means. Sorry, I did not get their context so I cannot give you a full sentence. Would it be even a right phrase?

Thanks!

Answer

I suspect that what you heard was 'as opposed to'.

"A as opposed to B" means "A not B" or "A in contrast to B" or "A rather than B".

For example, when you book a lesson here on italki, you might tell the teacher that you'd like a relaxed conversation session as opposed to a formal structured lesson.

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