The phrase 'seriously hope' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when emphasizing the intensity of hope or wish. For example, "I seriously hope he gets the job."
I seriously hope, and pray, not.
What can the Israeli army seriously hope to achieve?
How could these people seriously hope to get anything accomplished?As it turns out, they did.
So I took the Tube today and came across this: #hottestdayoftheyear #tube #tfl pic.twitter.com/EagQMMHkj7 Seriously hope some people on their commute today have a change of shirt.
Even though I'm only pretending to mean these words, I do seriously hope that you can take good care of yourself and your body.
I seriously hope you are not selectively enforcing this dam policy -- or once again both I and the Spring Pond beavers will scream prejudice!
He added that Mr. Munch was "somewhat seriously" hoping to get a real sasquatch to appear in the film.
4.22pm BST Bill Kenwright: "I seriously hoped and thought he [Moyes] would be Everton's manager next season.
"But I am seriously hoping that in the next couple of days this will be sorted out one way or another.
If that thought has you seriously hoping for Notre Dame's next basket, wander over to hockey to watch the latest candidate for save of the year, in an otherwise forgettable game for the Vancouver backup goalie Andrew Raycroft.
I can't pretend to get inside Mr. Perle's head, and I'm sure all of us secretly yearn for greatness, but I cannot believe that he has ever seriously hoped for wide embrace.
