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Deborahjeong Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
What does "Let us suppose" mean?
"Let us suppose, therefore, that the government is entirely at one with the people, and never thinks of exerting any power of coercion unless in agreement with what it conceives to be their voice."(source: On Liberty: Chapter 2 Of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion By John Stuart Mill)
What does the phrase "Let us suppose" exactly mean here? Does it mean(1) We had better think or believe OR(2) We regard or We literally suppose or imagine?
Which of the two fits the context better?Could you help me clarify it? Thank you always.
What does the phrase "Let us suppose" exactly mean here? Does it mean(1) We had better think or believe OR(2) We regard or We literally suppose or imagine?
Which of the two fits the context better?Could you help me clarify it? Thank you always.
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deborahjeong What does "Let us suppose" mean? It is a fixed phrase, perhaps, but it is not an idiom. It means just what it says: let's presume; let's take as a possible fact
- deborahjeong What does "Let us suppose" mean?
- It is a fixed phrase, perhaps, but it is not an idiom.
- It means just what it says: let's presume; let's take as a possible fact
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deborahjeongWhat does "Let us suppose" mean?
It is a fixed phrase, perhaps, but it is not an idiom. It means just what it says:
let's presume; let's take as a possible fact
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