Doesn't make it less terrifying, though.
Oh, definitely not. You just don't have to be a grownup to do it. No paperwork! No lawyers! (If you're randomly getting knocked up, I mean -- I know many people whose children came with paperwork and lawyers first.)
I don't like today. On the upside, though, I have chocolate cake. On the downside, I've learnt that it's a really good idea to take my migraine prophylactics as scheduled. And that's the upside of the down bit.
Tidying will give me a sense of purpose, and I hope also a sense of achievement. I could even file.
Hmm. Framing that penultimate sentence made me wonder--how do Buffistas feel about the use of "hopefully" as a sentence adverb? As in, to replace "I hope" in the sentence under consideration. Bad? Inevitable? With precedent?
how do Buffistas feel about the use of "hopefully" as a sentence adverb?
I know it's not right, but I do it anyway.
MINE DID.
Wait, what? Was there something about a kid?
Bad? Inevitable? With precedent?
Yes.
Hmm. Framing that penultimate sentence made me wonder--how do Buffistas feel about the use of "hopefully" as a sentence adverb? As in, to replace "I hope" in the sentence under consideration. Bad? Inevitable? With precedent?
I've always misused
hopefully,
but have recently become hyper-aware of it. I liked it better when I was unaware. Hopefully, I'll forget, soon.
That all seems rather sudden...