Using "for suppose".

[M56]

Do you see any problem with the use of "for suppose" below?

"Any general comment made about the war in Iraq would be misguided. For suppose a person said that it wasn't about freedom at all, but about oil. Would we then have to..."

[Tdol]

It's doesn't add anything. I wouldn't burn them at the stake, but I'd prefer it without. Is this a spoken text? If so, it would be OoooK, but it's redundant in writing.

[M56]

It's doesn't add anything. I wouldn't burn them at the stake, but I'd prefer it without. Is this a spoken text? If so, it would be OoooK, but it's redundant in writing.

Redundant? I thought it was acting as a conjunction and discourse marker (anaphoric). I see a difference between these regarding anaphor:

Suppose I were to ask Sue to marry me. Would you come to the wedding?

For suppose I were to ask Sue to marry me. Would you come to the wedding?

To me, the second one clearly indicates that something was already said regarding marriage, Sue, or a change in the speaker's life.

[Tdol]

In spoken language, it could be a discourse marker, but it doesn't do the job for me in writing. It's not something I'd use.

[M56]

Another example of the same, but this time following a semi-colon:

"This put a second reflection in my mind: that if I were to separate from Alan and his tell-tale clothes I should be safe against arrest, and might go openly about my business. Nor was this all; for suppose I was arrested when I was alone, there was little against me; but suppose I was taken in company with the reputed murderer, my case would begin to be grave. For generosity's sake I dare not speak my mind upon this head; but I thought of it none the less."

From Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.

[Tdol]

Does it add much to you?

[M56]

Does it add much to you?

It adds coherence.

[Tdol]

It's nearly midnight here, so I'm moving towards incoherence.

[M56]

It's nearly midnight here, so I'm moving towards incoherence.

Sleep well.