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Hopefully you be right... hm, I don't know about that one. Legolas Send a noteboard - 26/04/2012 08:22:05 PM
As for "hopefully," it seems to be a vestigial remnant of a subjunctive clause. I was reminded of the Spanish "ojalá," which is a marker for the present subjunctive to be used. Naturally, we tend to put the main phrase in the future indicative. Hopefully in the future we will see the return of a stronger English subjunctive, but I doubt it

Perhaps the problem with using the present tense English subjunctive is that it makes you sound like a foreigner who can only speak in infinitives. Or a pirate, either one.
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An article on grammar that makes me want to start a slow movie clap. TaskmasterJack - 26/04/2012 12:26:21 AM 705 Views
I love cracked. nossy - 26/04/2012 01:51:06 AM 317 Views
I almost completely agree with them. Tom - 26/04/2012 02:38:06 AM 438 Views
I only had a problem with that last one too LadyLorraine - 26/04/2012 03:14:39 AM 344 Views
Misusing "Literally" is one of the few grammar issues that actually bothers me. Gher - 26/04/2012 05:18:21 AM 360 Views
I'm with you on all points. Furthermore, misuse of "literally" isn't a grammar issue at all. Tim - 26/04/2012 07:07:11 PM 356 Views
Oh no, I can't use "themself". Tom - 27/04/2012 01:54:15 PM 296 Views
I never did get that fuss about "literally". Legolas - 26/04/2012 08:12:14 PM 400 Views
Your example is slightly different from e.g. "My blood was literally boiling". *NM* Tim - 27/04/2012 02:13:05 PM 146 Views
I used the article's example. But I don't see why your example is any different in that regard. *NM* Legolas - 27/04/2012 07:03:03 PM 129 Views
One's an exaggeration of something that's otherwise true. *NM* Tim - 27/04/2012 07:37:14 PM 124 Views
Yeah, literally in hyperbole doesn't bother me. But I also don't mind when people mock its usage. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 27/04/2012 08:21:05 PM 130 Views
You clearly need to watch more English football coverage, Sky in particular. snoopcester - 28/04/2012 02:01:11 PM 380 Views
It's all about usage. Dannymac - 27/04/2012 04:13:52 PM 318 Views
They provide the wrong rationale for good/well Larry - 26/04/2012 02:55:10 AM 464 Views
Hopefully you be right... hm, I don't know about that one. Legolas - 26/04/2012 08:22:05 PM 311 Views
Sometimes, I do actually use that construction when speaking to others near me Larry - 26/04/2012 09:10:02 PM 318 Views
If I'm not mistaken, the Future Indicative evolved from and replaced some of the Subjunctive. Dan - 27/04/2012 09:44:33 PM 402 Views
There was never an optative in recorded Latin or later Romance languages. Tom - 27/04/2012 09:58:11 PM 318 Views
It's not Ojala which makes me think there's a connection between the Conditional and Optative Dan - 28/04/2012 04:28:35 AM 363 Views
No, the conditional form has no relation to the optative Tom - 28/04/2012 02:23:00 PM 362 Views
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