The second sense of hopefully is entirely standard. Many other adverbs (as interestingly, frankly, clearly, luckily, unfortunately) are similarly used most are so ordinary as to excite no comment or interest whatsoever. Disjuncts serve as a means by which the author or speaker can comment directly to the reader or hearer usually on the content of the sentence to which they are attached. Hope Hope Thirty years you been draggin your feet, tellin me Im the reason were stagnant Thirty years youve been claiming youre honest and promising progress, well, wheres it at I dont. Disjuncts serve as a means by which the author or speaker can comment directly to the reader or hearer usually on the content of the sentence to which they are attached. Hopefully when used to mean it is hoped is a member of a class of adverbs known as disjuncts. Hopefully in its second sense is a member of a class of adverbs known as disjuncts. A surge of criticism followed in reaction, but the criticism took no account of the grammar of adverbs. In the 1960s the second sense of hopefully, which dates to the early 18th century and had been in fairly widespread use since at least the 1930s, underwent a surge in popularity. please refer to the following discussion by Merriam-Webster:ġ: in a hopeful manner Spanish ex: "Is he coming with us?" I asked hopefully -¿viene con nosostros? -pregunté esperanzado.Ģ: it is hoped : I hope : we hope Spanish ex: Hopefully, it won't rain - Esperemos que no llueva. I have no desire to toss the old monkey wrench into the machinery, but this particular word, originally, means (in English) "in a hopeful manner".
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