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| inconspicuous |
in the mean time, I'll toss on 'notorious'
There seems to be something in the genetic coding of sportscasters which prevents them from understanding the definition of that word. |
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| Orbax |
| quote: | Originally posted by inconspicuous
accepted and correct are not equatable. ;)
even that makes it clear as to how it came about. |
**********A surge of criticism followed in reaction, but the criticism took no account of the grammar of adverbs*******
Hopefully in its second sense is a member of a class of adverbs known as disjuncts. 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. Many other adverbs (as interestingly, frankly, clearly, luckily, unfortunately) are similarly used; most are so ordinary as to excite no comment or interest whatsoever. The second sense of hopefully is entirely standard.
sounds pretty correct to me!
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| inconspicuous |
...since the 1930s 'surge in popularity' :D
who knows--70 years from now, "so, I, like, bought this, like" might be acceptable. |
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| Frenchie |
| When I was first learning English they told me about hopefully and I hope....So I just assumed that hopefully wasn't never really used properly. |
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| inconspicuous |
apparently, it ain't never gonna be, neither.
btw, after reading back through that, in a traditional sense, all disjuncts constitute as being improper usages, but that's a whole other debate in on which I'm sure Lira will jump :) |
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| Orbax |
| quote: | Originally posted by Frenchie
When I was first learning English they told me about hopefully and I hope....So I just assumed that hopefully wasn't never really used properly. |
didnt they teach you about disjuncts? :rolleyes:
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| Frenchie |
| Not yet. That's next weeks lesson. |
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| Theresa |
kunt and gash :(
I hate those words.
I am sure there are other words I don't like, but I can't think of any at the moment. |
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| KilldaDJ |
| faboulous. i hate that word. |
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| Orbax |
| quote: | Originally posted by Theresa
kunt and gash
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its sexy when you say it though |
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| Marc Summers |
| I don't hate any words. But I hate the names "Cody" and "Toby". They piss me off. I've never met anyone with those names, it's the sound that pisses me off. |
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| inconspicuous |
phrases, but "pro-life" and "pro-choice"
...'cuz you know that the other sides hate life and hate choice, respectively. :rolleyes: |
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