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Re: [ARSCLIST] Clarification (was Re: A wiki-discopedia?)
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From: "Jon Noring" <jon@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> In every generation there are always different opinions regarding
> proper grammar. What is today considered proper grammar was not
> considered proper 100 years ago. English is a continually changing
> language, for better and for worse.
>
Perhaps the best example of this is the oft-derided word, "hopefully."
It continues to be used (to the dismay of a handful of dedicated
grammarians) simply because there is no other simple one-word way
of saying "it will be better for us and/or all concerned if this
eventuality eventuates"...
Steven C. Barr
(...he typed, hopefully...)