Although the topic of this of this piece is academic, I want to share an anecdote we all can relate to. Now, it is not uncommon to use unrelated, but similarly sounding terms interchangeably. One term that is relevant to this backdrop is Hypothesize – to put (something) forward as a hypothesis. Earlier this year, while in the office, I overheard a conversation between an associate and a client, whereas, the associate wanted to relate a hypothetical situation and stated “let’s hy·poth·e·cate here for a moment”. Loosely translated this means lets pledge (something) as surety for a loan. What the