It's grammatically equivalent, but they have completely different connotations. For one, the general implication in "Hopefully" is "I hope", not "It is hoped", at least, as I know and use it.
If you want me to be *more* pedantic, I'll have to whip out my official pedant button.
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Date: 2006-06-27 07:04 pm (UTC)If you want me to be *more* pedantic, I'll have to whip out my official pedant button.