The end has come; AP has approved ‘hopefully’

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<p>For those of us who cringe at this word’s misuse, here’s another nail in our coffin.</p>

<p>[AP’s</a> approval of “hopefully” symbolizes larger debate over language - The Washington Post](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/aps-approval-of-hopefully-symbolizes-larger-debate-over-language/2012/04/17/gIQAti4zOT_story.html]AP’s”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/aps-approval-of-hopefully-symbolizes-larger-debate-over-language/2012/04/17/gIQAti4zOT_story.html)</p>

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<p>I could care less.</p>

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<p>Irregardless of the AP’s approval, I will continue to cringe.</p>

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<p>Your all making too a big deal out of this.</p>

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<p>I seen you done heard this. Sigh…</p>

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<p>Both fighting groups are comprised of zealots who are anxious to win the debate.</p>

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<p>All linguists are not opposed to this action.</p>

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<p>Lol at this thread.</p>

<p>But really- who cares?</p>

<p>OTOH things that bug me are: not knowing the difference between “you’re” and “your”, “there” and “their”, etc. Also, something that I’ve ONLY ever seen on CC- using the phrase “loan out” to mean borrow. What?!</p>

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<p>I hear that one all the time offline. I’ve never thought anything of it… I am less opposed to slang than the things people say that they THINK are correct…</p>

<p>I’m afraid someday the spelling of “ridiculous” may actually be changed to “rediculous” because freaking nobody knows the difference anyway. >.></p>

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<p>I, for one, am relieved. I’ve felt guilty about using it incorrectly all these years.</p>

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<p>For all intensive purposes, “hopefully” has been acceptable for years.</p>

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In that case, will “defenetely/definitly/deffinitly” be far behind? </p>

<p>And my last kid was finally starting to get it about “hopefully,” too.</p>

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<p>The first time I assigned A Separate Peace to a class of ninth-graders, I gave them a writing assignment. After about a dozen freshman papers, I was on the verge of thinking, “Maybe I am the one who doesn’t know how to spell this word. Maybe it really is seperate.”</p>

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<p>The AP may allow it, but anyone who has graduated college should know better.</p>

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<p>Some people will think this lousy and some swell.</p>

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<p>I will not step foot in this minefield.</p>

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<p>I prolly could of told you this was coming.</p>

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<p>All the Eastcoascrazy’s think its there perogetive to youse hopefully.</p>

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<p>Languages evolve, this recognition was long past due IMO - it always seemed like a really dumb distinction to make.</p>

<p>It’s a mute point anyway.</p>

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<p>It’s a moo point. It’s like a cow… It’s just moo. (Thank you, Joey Tribbiani.)</p>