Re: Me and David C. Ullrich

In article <1129207283.360035.217670@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Elmo <elmoritz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Say, "Two coins were tossed" that is a statement of fact.

>Now, make an "at least one is a _____" statement, and fill in the
>blank. Make a true statement. That's a conditional statement.

Can you explain this distinction? Why are they not both statements
of facts? And could you define "conditional statement" so that I
can see why the second statement is one and the first isn't?

-- Richard
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