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SuperESL Posted 13 years ago
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Hence
Hi,
"In this global war against terror, no man is or can be an island and hence pretend he can avoid picking a side."
Does the placement of "hence" in this sentence work?
Or must it be something like this:
"...no man is or can be an island, and hence no one should pretend he can avoid picking a side."?
Thank you.
"In this global war against terror, no man is or can be an island and hence pretend he can avoid picking a side."
Does the placement of "hence" in this sentence work?
Or must it be something like this:
"...no man is or can be an island, and hence no one should pretend he can avoid picking a side."?
Thank you.
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I think the placement in the first sentence is fine; however, I generally prefer the words "thus," "therefore," or "consequently," where applicable, in place of using "hence." This is just personal taste.
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Hi,
as a rule of thumb, hence means "from now on" "from here forward" indicating future while thus indicates the past or a conclusion.
as a rule of thumb, hence means "from now on" "from here forward" indicating future while thus indicates the past or a conclusion.
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A Rabbit Made of Skyhence means "from now on" "from here forward" indicating futureThat is one definition of hence, but not the one being used in this context. Another use of the adverb hence is the meaning "for this reason." It does not have to point to anything in the future, as it does with other uses.
Example:
The vases were painted by hand
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Yes, hence and thus both mean "for this reason" but I thought it would help to know when it is better to use hence and when to use thus. Sorry about that.
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