Because so many people today disregard what Mrs. Donovan taught them in the fourth grade, the AP Stylebook has thrown in the towel against the use of “hopefully” as a sentence adverb to mean “It is hoped.”
Based on an unscientific research trip at the mall, it won’t be long before we start seeing sentences like this in news reports:
The country commissioner says the new budget is totally legit.
Republicans remain angry that President Obama remains hella popular among minority voters.
The noob politician was in over his head from day one. He told voters he was soz for being so unprepared.
Rob Tornoe is a political cartoonist and a Poynter contributor. See more of his work at RobTornoe.com, and follow him on twitter @RobTornoe.
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