There is only one safe rule about using the word hopefully and that is: avoid it.
Hopefully is an adverb and should describe a verb: in the sentence, "Hopefully the parcel will arrive tomorrow", the parcel itself is almost hoping it will arrive.
To avoid it, say, "I hope the parcel will arrive tomorrow."
Some useful hints about correct English and tips on literary analysis by Barbara Daniels (Doc Barbara) an ex-teacher with an Oxford M.A. in English Language and Literature and a London Ph. D
Single inverted commas
Although it is usual to enclose a word under discussion in single inverted commas, I have chosen instead to emphasise it in red to prevent confusion with apostrophes.
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