Monday, November 28, 2016

juxtapose, just suppose

Juxtapose or juxtapose ( one word ) means to set side by side, most commonly for the purpose of comparing or contrasting --
He likes to juxtapose a modern piece and an old reproduction, to see the effect.
If we juxtapose this new graph with last year's, we can really see the difference.

Just suppose or just suppose ( two words ) means only or merely ( just ) to assume, for the sake of argument or discussion ( suppose ) --
Just suppose that you were alive in the 16th century; what might your life have been like?
For the sample problem, just suppose that the distance is 50 miles.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"So that we can compare the two, just suppose that we juxtapose the charts."

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