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Diction

Diction. Hopefully, imply versus infer , irregardless , and in regards to FROM THE UWF WRITING LAB’S 101 GRAMMAR MINI-LESSONS SERIES MINI-LESSON #55. Hopefully.

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Diction

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  1. Diction Hopefully, imply versus infer, irregardless, and in regards to FROM THE UWF WRITING LAB’S 101 GRAMMAR MINI-LESSONS SERIES MINI-LESSON #55

  2. Hopefully • Hopefully as an adverb means “in a hopeful manner.” Careful writers and speakers avoid using hopefully as a sentence modifier. • Questionable: Hopefully, we will pass the test. (Did we pass the test in a hopeful manner?) • Better: We hope we passed the test.

  3. Hopefully • Preferred Usage: The children waited hopefully for the arrival of Santa Claus. (The children waited for Santa Claus in a hopeful manner.)

  4. Imply and Infer • Imply means “to hint, indicate, or suggest.” • Infer means “to derive or conclude from evidence.” • Only the speaker or writer implies; the listener or reader infers.

  5. Imply and Infer • Example: I inferred from his record that he was a poor driver. The manager implied that I would be receiving a raise.

  6. Irregardless • Irregardless, though often heard, is not considered good usage. Why?

  7. Irregardless • The ending –less gives regardless a negative meaning: “without regard to.” • Adding the prefix ir- makes a double negative. • We will have the picnic regardless (not irregardless) of the weather.

  8. In regards to • In regards to is nonstandard English. Careful writers use in regard to or with regard to. In regard to your letter of complaint, I have composed a memo to the staff.

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