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Bmojtaba Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Hope vs hopefully

Could we use the words 'hope' and 'hopefully' at the beginning of a sentence interchangeably?

e.g
'Hopefully/I hope you will get well soon '

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bmojtaba Could we use the words ' I hope' and 'hopefully' at the beginning of a sentence interchangeably? g'Hopefully/I hope you will get well soon 'Thanks I think you intended " I hope" there. In any case, no, they're close in meaning, but not really the same.

— CalifJim

  • bmojtaba Could we use the words ' I hope' and 'hopefully' at the beginning of a sentence interchangeably?
  • g'Hopefully/I hope you will get well soon 'Thanks I think you intended " I hope" there.
  • In any case, no, they're close in meaning, but not really the same.
  • "I hope" personalizes it.
  • I — not anyone else — hope that ...
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bmojtabaCould we use the words 'I hope' and 'hopefully' at the beginning of a sentence interchangeably? e.g'Hopefully/I hope you will get well soon 'Thanks
I think you intended "I hope" there. In any case, no, they're close in meaning, but not really the same.

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Thank you ,I got the point .
CalifJim"It is to be hoped that"
Does the above structure have different meaning from ' It is hoped that' ?
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bmojtabaDoes the above structure have different meaning from ' It is hoped that' ?
Yes. Very slightly. 'to be hoped' suggests that we should all hope, that it would be a good idea for us to hope. 'is hoped' suggests that we are now already hoping.

CJ
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