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Neltruth Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Is "Thus" used correctly in this case?
He consider himself a helpful person. Thus, he always tries to help people.
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Hello, neltruth—and welcome to English Forums. 'Thus' is not a word much used by native speakers; thus, it usually sounds rather stilted in such as your example. He considers himself a helpful person , so he always tries to help people.
- Hello, neltruth—and welcome to English Forums.
- 'Thus' is not a word much used by native speakers; thus, it usually sounds rather stilted in such as your example.
- He considers himself a helpful person , so he always tries to help people.
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Hello, neltruth—and welcome to English Forums.
'Thus' is not a word much used by native speakers; thus, it usually sounds rather stilted in such as your example.
He considers himself a helpful person, so he always tries to help people.
'Thus' is not a word much used by native speakers; thus, it usually sounds rather stilted in such as your example.
He considers himself a helpful person, so he always tries to help people.
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I though "so" would be a little informal for writing, isn't it? I could be wrong.
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neltruthI though "so" would be a little informal for writing, isn't it?No. But your whole sentence is informal; that is why 'thus' stands out like a sore thumb: 'thus' is very formal.
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How can I turn this into a formal sentence? If you could show me, please.
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neltruth If you could show me, please.Have a look at my own 'thus' sentence in my first post.
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