Friday, June 15, 2012

ALOTT5MA FRIDAY GRAMMAR RODEO: I am hopeful that the Associated Press will change its mind regarding loosening its rules on an adverb which formerly only connoted "in a hopeful manner. Do not use it to mean it is hoped, let us hope or we hope."

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    This was a big story at the recent New Orleans copyeditors conference.  Prescriptivists and reactionaries were up in arms.  Of course, that's their default position. 

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  3. Duvall11:44 AM

    Growing acceptance of a usage that has been seen since 1702?  That *is* troubling.

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    I don't know, guys.  

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