Surely , as probably at the beginning of a sentence.
Does this make sense

Have you ever bought a time machine? Surely, you think I am crazy.But I am not.

I don't know if" probably is what I need and " surely had other uses.
Thanks

Question

Surely , as probably at the beginning of a sentence.
Does this make sense

Have you ever bought a time machine? Surely, you think I am crazy.But  I am not.

I don't know if" probably is what I need and " surely had other uses.
Thanks

Answer

If you use the word 'probably', then you are saying 'you might think I am crazy.', so you are not sure if people will think you are crazy or not.
If you use the word 'surely', then you are saying 'you must think I am crazy.', so you are certain that people will think you are crazy.

I think the word 'probably' works better here.

Answer

Yes, "surely" means "certainly" or "definitely." Like Jan Halstead said, "surely" in this sentence means "you must think I am crazy" or "you will definitely think I am crazy."

In this case, you could use either "probably" or "surely." It depends how certain you are that people think you're crazy.

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