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Chris -- 2018-04-11
This is a footnote to the preceding entry. This particular substitution doesn’t make a lot of sense but looks very common, e.g.,
Why should I use WinSQL as supposed to the native tools that comes with the database?
www.synametrics.com/SynametricsWebApp/WinFAQ.jsp
I took into account a lot of things ranging from free medical care in Canada as
supposed to the HMO, PPO etc in the states ...
talk.ocregister.com/showthread.php?t=17932
...and why not send in ground troops as supposed to recklessly shooting using a robot from the sky ?
talk.ocregister.com/showthread.php?t=18201
The roads are empty, meaning the third ring road has almost become a useful artery for moving around the city, as supposed to simply one in a series of …
www.wanbro.com/blog/
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This one looks a little more eggcorny: “And why I’m loving Zotero as suppose to my old way of managing my citations.” (http://jacquelynpwhite.wordpress.com/20 … -software/)
Here, this sounds like a comparison with an interjected “suppose”:
“And why I’m loving Zotero as, suppose, my old way of managing my citations.”Still not sure this isn’t merely a malapropism, but worth thinking about.
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