“Hopefully, we'll arrive on time.”
Grammar Entry 601 / 1011 60-second read
Hopefully
Sentence adverb — accepted now.
The comparisoni
“Hopefully, we'll arrive on time.”
The ruleii
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HOPEFULLY as sentence adverb is standard.
Traditionalists argued HOPEFULLY only meant "in a hopeful manner." Merriam-Webster and most stylebooks now accept it as a sentence adverb.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Accepted since 2012 by AP Stylebook.