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minus-squareoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up29·1 year agothe professional version of this is ‘theoretically’. you can tack it on to the end of almost anything and it immediately makes whatever you said non-committal.
minus-squareEnigma@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up31·1 year agoTheoretically, you could also tack it on at the beginning. Or you could also, theoretically, tack it on in the middle of a sentence.
minus-square0ops@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoWell only if “theoretically” is followed by a statement compatible with supported theory. Too many people confuse theory with hypothesis
minus-squareYAMAPIKARIYA@lemmyfi.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoYou can easily get away with using “Theoretically” in every situation, hypothetically speaking.
minus-squareALostInquirer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoWhere might hyporetically fall into this? Hyporetically speaking, for the real theothetists that might press the matter.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoLet’s do a thought experiment on this hypothetical.
minus-squareafraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoDidn’t they just arrest some 4chan Nazi for doing that?
the professional version of this is ‘theoretically’. you can tack it on to the end of almost anything and it immediately makes whatever you said non-committal.
Theoretically, you could also tack it on at the beginning.
Or you could also, theoretically, tack it on in the middle of a sentence.
innovative!
Hypothetically
Well only if “theoretically” is followed by a statement compatible with supported theory. Too many people confuse theory with hypothesis
You can easily get away with using “Theoretically” in every situation, hypothetically speaking.
Where might hyporetically fall into this? Hyporetically speaking, for the real theothetists that might press the matter.
Let’s do a thought experiment on this hypothetical.
Didn’t they just arrest some 4chan Nazi for doing that?