2007-02-12 09:10:01 · 5 answers · asked by Double O 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
#1...he went to work with the right attitude for a good, successful .
day. Hopefully is an adverb answering "HOW" he went to work.
#2...you are hoping he went to work at all, and not the race track, or off to get in trouble with his friends. Hopefully is a comment on your part, not related to how he went to work, but expressing your concern.
2007-02-12 09:18:16 · answer #1 · answered by Lee H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first is slightly ambiguous, we are not sure if he went to work with hope for some outcome or the speaker/narrator is saying that ideally he went to work rather than some place else.
The second is less ambiguous, parenthetic hopefully suggests the narrator desires him to go to work, but not 100%, maybe 88%. Additional context is still needed.
(This is for spoken English)
2007-02-12 17:23:30 · answer #2 · answered by Ron H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost sounds like "He had a lot of hope when he went to work" or "He may not have gone to work (hopefully he went to work)."
2007-02-12 17:18:16 · answer #3 · answered by curiousgeorgette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the first sentence,it gives the impression that 'he' is hoping for something to happen at work.In the second,it implies that the speaker hopes 'he' went to work.
2007-02-12 17:13:52 · answer #4 · answered by Lindsey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strictly speaking, they mean the same thing.
It's just that we use the word 'hopefully' the wrong way these days. We use it to mean 'I hope', but actually it means 'full of hope'.
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2007-02-12 17:15:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋