--- Reggie Bautista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Erik wrote:
> >the�o�ry ( P ) Pronunciation Key (th-r, th�r)
> >n. pl. the�o�ries
> [snip]
> > 6. An assumption based on limited information or knowledge; a
> > conjecture.
>
> Great. Thanks to this discussion, I now have "I Have A Theory" from the
> Buffy musical going through my head...
>
> I have a theory
> we should work this out.
> It's getting eerie
> what's this cheery
> singing all about?
>
> Reggie Bautista
> I have a theory
> It could be bunnies...
>
Not bunnies, please no! anything but bunnies!
Actualy the dictionary only provides the definition of words as they are
used. It doesn it provide a source for "proper" use, and it doesn't provide
any infomration on the proper use of a word in a proper context. It only
records all of the current uses in all contexts. Technicaly the use of the
word "theory" in a scientific setting is limmited in the way that I and Chad
specified.
That said. I use it the wrong way too. But I try real hard not to. It does
get difficult if you want to say something like. "theoreticaly speaking" and
instead say "hypotheticaly speaking" becouse everyone gets the wrong
connotation.
As you can tell I have given this a lot of thought.
Hay, speaking of bunnies, do you think she was put off by Bugs? What about Babbs?
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