I once took a multiple choice exam where there was a section with all possible answers being made up of a single word, an -ly suffix adverb followed by a comma at the beginning of the sentence. According to my own judgement, I answered correctly, but for some reason I failed that portion. What do … Read more
Is the word “hopefully” unjustly treated? We don’t like the sentence: “Hopefully, my ship is just over the horizon and due in real soon now.” But we don’t mind saying: “Happily, the tree fell on that eyesore shed.” “Sadly, the swallows have not returned.” Why is “hopefully” so unwelcome at the adverb party? ObJoke: From … Read more
I said, “Hopefully, I will get better” to a friend and he said that I was using it incorrectly, stating that hopefully is an adverb meaning “full of hope” that modifies a verb. It sounds right, but I’m pretty sure that this usage of hopefully has become prevalent enough to be accepted for this use … Read more
