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Cogar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"thus" OR "therefore" OR "hence"

0Hello all,02br
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00Seems like all three have the same meaning according to dictionary. How do I decide here? Thank you.02br
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001. My computer is slow and 01font00therefore 02font00i got a new one.02br
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002. My computer is slow and 01font00thus02font00 I got a new one.02br
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003. My computer is slow and 01font00hence02font00 I got a new one.0-
  

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0 I'd drop the 01b 00and02b 00 in all sentences and replace it with a comma. 02br 01b 00Therefore02b 00 is the most formal. 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 I'd drop the 01b 00and02b 00 in all sentences and replace it with a comma.
  • 02br 01b 00Therefore02b 00 is the most formal.
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0 I'd drop the 01b00and02b00 in all sentences and replace it with a comma. 02br
01b00Therefore02b00 is the most formal. 0-
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0Hi,02br
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00The most common way to say this would be 01font00'My computer01i00 was02i00 slow 01b00so02b00 I got a new one'.02font02br
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00Your three choices all sound somewhat formal for such a simple sentence.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite11b10Therefore12b10 is the most formal. 12br
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10Hi,02br
00I thought "therefore" was the least formal of the three, and "hence" the most formal of all...0-
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0 Hi Kooyeen02br
00 In my opinion, 'therefore' would certainly be the most commonly used of the three original choices. 0-
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0 I agree with Clive, Kooyeen, and Yankee.02br
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00 register02br
00 so 1.802br
00 therefore 2.202br
00 thus 2.602br
00 hence 3.102br
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00 CJ0-
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10I'd drop the 11b10and12b10 in all sentences and replace it with a comma. 12br
11b10Therefore12b10 is the most formal. 12br
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10Thank you Marius. Could you please explain your choice in greater details?0-
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