Thursday, October 18, 2007
Deadline #8 HW#5
Using the grammar girl site once again (http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/default.aspx) I listened to the podcast of starting a sentence with the word "hopefully." I tend to agree with her that while grammatically it is right, it should rarely if ever be used. Think of an actual speech or a speaker, using the word "hopefully" could diminish credibility, and for someone writing a research paper, "hopefully" should certainly not be used.
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I agree. Starting a sentence with "hopefully" displays a certain lack of confidence. When people look at your source they want to see your confidence so that they can in turn be confident about the credibility of your work.
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