Eman Hassan
Junior Member
- Joined
- Nov 18, 2013
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Arabic
- Home Country
- Egypt
- Current Location
- Egypt
Hello
One of my students used "hopefully" at the beginning of his sentence:
Hopefully, you will pass the test.
I told him to say: "I hope" instead.
Back then I wasn't aware of the controversy about"hopefully".
And I told him that the reason he can't use "hopefully" here is that it has an underlying meaning of a less possibility , as if the speaker thinks he's unlikely to pass the test. On the other hand, " I hope" shows that the speaker has more hope.
Is my assumption correct?
Please don't refer to the general "hopefully" and "I hope" debate. My question is only about the speaker's feeling.
Thank you
One of my students used "hopefully" at the beginning of his sentence:
Hopefully, you will pass the test.
I told him to say: "I hope" instead.
Back then I wasn't aware of the controversy about"hopefully".
And I told him that the reason he can't use "hopefully" here is that it has an underlying meaning of a less possibility , as if the speaker thinks he's unlikely to pass the test. On the other hand, " I hope" shows that the speaker has more hope.
Is my assumption correct?
Please don't refer to the general "hopefully" and "I hope" debate. My question is only about the speaker's feeling.
Thank you