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<blockquote data-quote="awalbert88" data-source="post: 538076" data-attributes="member: 545461">theÂ·oÂ·ry&nbsp;&nbsp; Audio pronunciation of &quot;theory&quot; ( P )&nbsp; Pronunciation Key&nbsp; (th-r, thï¿½r)n. pl. theÂ·oÂ·ries1. A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena.2. The branch of a science or art consisting of its explanatory statements, accepted principles, and methods of analysis, as opposed to practice: a fine musician who had never studied theory.3. A set of theorems that constitute a systematic view of a branch of mathematics.4. Abstract reasoning; speculation: a decision based on experience rather than theory.5. A belief or principle that guides action or assists comprehension or judgment: staked out the house on the theory that criminals usually return to the scene of the crime.6. An assumption based on limited information or knowledge; a conjecture.Read the snopes.com article.&nbsp; If you enjoy being spoon-fed, please request the spoon be replaced by a steak knife.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="awalbert88, post: 538076, member: 545461"] theÂ·oÂ·ry Audio pronunciation of "theory" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (th-r, thï¿½r) n. pl. theÂ·oÂ·ries 1. A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena. 2. The branch of a science or art consisting of its explanatory statements, accepted principles, and methods of analysis, as opposed to practice: a fine musician who had never studied theory. 3. A set of theorems that constitute a systematic view of a branch of mathematics. 4. Abstract reasoning; speculation: a decision based on experience rather than theory. 5. A belief or principle that guides action or assists comprehension or judgment: staked out the house on the theory that criminals usually return to the scene of the crime. [B]6. An assumption based on limited information or knowledge; a conjecture.[/B] Read the snopes.com article. If you enjoy being spoon-fed, please request the spoon be replaced by a steak knife. [/QUOTE]

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