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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

For the sake of argument

What means the phrase "for the sake of argument"? Can we use another phrase instead that?
  

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That what you are saying is not really so; you are just saying it to have a good discussion. " Another phrase with roughly similar meaning may be 'hypothetically speaking'

  • That what you are saying is not really so; you are just saying it to have a good discussion.
  • " Another phrase with roughly similar meaning may be 'hypothetically speaking'
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That what you are saying is not really so; you are just saying it to have a good discussion. "Suppose, for the sake of argument, that you were not married; would you still not go out with her?"

Another phrase with roughly similar meaning may be 'hypothetically speaking'
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Thank you, my friend!

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