[Grammar] "Obviously" and "Equally as obviously"

[Jake Jenkins]

Would using "Obviously," to start one sentence and "Equally as obviously," to start the next be acceptable?

I see numerous examples of "equally as obviously" in a search but someone told me this is unacceptable.

Is it acceptable?

Thanks in advance. This is my first post.

 

[Tarheel]

It does seem rather pointless. However, if somebody wants to say that, how can I stop them?

 

[Tarheel]

"Obviously" seems to me rather snarky, and "Equally obviously" is just as snarky. (If something is really obvious, why are you bothering to point it out?)

 

[Tarheel]

"Equally as obvious" makes more sense to me. Not that any of them make a lot of sense.

 

[Barb_D]

As Tarheel says, you shouldn't have to say "obviously" at all. If it's obvious, you don't need to say it.
I also agree that if you must use it, the second one should be "Equally as obvious."

 

[Roman55]

Obviously, using 'obviously' to start a sentence would make it a sentence adverb, and as such I don't like it much.


However, if the point being made in the second sentence is as obvious as the one made in the first sentence, I think it should start 'Equally obviously'.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I agree with Barb. "Equally as obvious" is better.