The worst example, of course, is the song 'I've Got A Theory' where 'theory' is used to mean 'wild guess with no supporting evidence'.
That is the colloquial meaning of the word "theory". Really, you ought to blame scientists for using a word that already had a specific colloquial meaning for something slightly different, and thus confusing lay people the world over.
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Date: 2012-07-20 08:28 am (UTC)That is the colloquial meaning of the word "theory". Really, you ought to blame scientists for using a word that already had a specific colloquial meaning for something slightly different, and thus confusing lay people the world over.
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Date: 2012-07-20 10:48 am (UTC)