Post #964558
2026-04-06 15:11 UTC
Would you use "hopefully" like this in a sentence:
Hopefully, the treaty will be ratified.
(I'm going to compare how people feel about this sentence today to an older survey that used the same sentence.)
Replies (2)
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@User47@vmst.io 2026-04-06 23:36
@grammargirl@zirk.us added context, I think my hopefully usage is often near the end of a sentence
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@ramsey@phpc.social 2026-04-06 15:16
@grammargirl@zirk.us I answered “yes,” but I hate it. In less conversational writing, I’d probably reword it to say “I hope the treaty will be ratified” because saying “I am hopeful the treaty will be ratified” just makes you sound like an awkward pedant. 😉