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Nugso Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Hence/Thus

Hello.

I don't like you, hence/thus I don't want you to come with me.

You did not have an argument the last time we argued, thus/hence I don't have to have an argument now.

Are they interchangeable in those sentences?

Thanks.
  

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We do not use either word in such contexts, Nugso. They are quite formal, even rather stilted in the case of 'hence'. I don't like you, so/and I don't want you to come with me.

— Mister Micawber

  • We do not use either word in such contexts, Nugso.
  • They are quite formal, even rather stilted in the case of 'hence'.
  • I don't like you, so/and I don't want you to come with me.
  • You did not have an argument the last time we argued , so/and I don't have to have an argument now.
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We do not use either word in such contexts, Nugso. They are quite formal, even rather stilted in the case of 'hence'.

I don't like you, so/and I don't want you to come with me.
You did not have an argument the last time we argued, so/and I don't have to have an argument now.
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Thank you very much, Mister Micawber. If you don't mind, I'd like to know whether therefore is a good alternative to so/and in such sentences.
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Again, it is something we just would not normally say. It is a 'writing word'.
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Thank you, Mister Micawber. I'd better not use them whilst speaking then!
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Oh, you can, but you will sound quite stiff.
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