WillametteMom Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 AP’s approval of "hopefully" symbolizes larger debate over language: http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/aps-approval-of-hopefully-symbolizes-larger-debate-over-language/2012/04/17/gIQAti4zOT_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I'm almost afraid to ask, but...what else is it being used to mean now, if not "full of hope" or "it is hoped"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPlaceLikeHome Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I'm almost afraid to ask, but...what else is it being used to mean now, if not "full of hope" or "it is hoped"? Yes, I would like to know as it was unclear from the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I loved this part: “It was an unconscious mistake,†say the descriptivists. “You mean subconscious.†“Well, anyways — †“You mean anyway.†“That begs the question. Why do you care about grammar so much?†“No. It doesn’t! It doesn’t beg the question at all. It raises the question. It raises the question!†“I’m going to beat you subconscious.†:lol: Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmos Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I'm almost afraid to ask, but...what else is it being used to mean now, if not "full of hope" or "it is hoped"? "Full of hope" is the traditional accepted usage, as in-- The puppy looked hopefully at the basket of dog treats. The question is whether it should be used in the second sense, as in the sentence -- Hopefully I will do well on my exam. “There are terms that become shibboleths — markers of education and social class,†says John McIntyre, the Baltimore Sun editor and language blogger who was behind the “hopefully†push. “ ‘Hopefully’ is one of those. It was a harmless little adverb poking along for years and years†until people decided that it had to really mean something. Something beyond either “in a hopeful manner†or “it is hoped.â€The first sentence in the paragraph explains what they mean by "beyond" the two meanings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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