Sheik Yerbouti
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No, sport, they're both hypotheticals. Maybe you should at least wait until he gets moved into his office? :\
negative SPORT, the first one is a direct question regarding what he plans to do during his first 6 months. It is a given that he will be Speaker, so there is no hypothesis involved.
hypothetical question - Legal Definition
n
A question, based on assumptions rather than facts, directed to an expert witness intended to elicit an opinion.
Read more at http://www.yourdictionary.com/hypothetical-question#QDO6CGfuOW07j47E.99
So is it assumption or conjecture that he will be Speaker or is it fact? Do we need to proceed to the 2nd question I posed, or are we good?
