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- hypothetically speaking vs theoretically speaking
“hypothetically speaking” would be "if X were true what would it mean for Y” e g “hypothetically speaking, if the sun were a binary star what would it mean for Earth” While “theoretically speaking” means it is possible in theory but not necessarily in practice
- synonyms - hypothetically speaking vs theoretically speaking - English . . .
hypothetically speaking vs theoretically speaking [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 8 years, 11 months ago
- Hypothetically speaking - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
hypothetically adverb By imagining a possibility rather than reality; as a hypothesis - Lexico At the immediate level, the preface of "hypothetically speaking" marks the communication as merely theoretical, not real However, just because someone calls something hypothetical doesn't make it so
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- What to use for hypothetically completed future actions
A minor point, but "complete his college" sounds funny, so I'll say "complete his education" For the hypothetical clause, there are two possibilities here
- modal verbs - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Used hypothetically, could and might are substitutes for may in expressing factual possibility (see §121): There could be trouble at the World Cup match tomorrow | The door might be locked already | Our team might still win the race
- Supposing, Let us suppose: differences in hypothetical sentences
In the context of your specific sentences, I think both constructions are equivalent Let us suppose is a construction that I would expect to hear in the context of a logical argument or a mathematical proof where an initial assumption is made for the sake of the argument, especially when the point is to prove the assumption is true
- Quotes around hypothetical questions? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
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