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Usenet Posted 22 years ago
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"So" vs "Hence" "Thus" etc

I was wondering if there was any valid reason for not using "so," instead of "hence" "thus" "accordingly" etc., in formal writing.

Thanks in advance for your informed reponses.
Tim
  

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[/nq] "So" is less formal. Mike Nitabach

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[nq:1]I was wondering if there was any valid reason for not using "so," instead of "hence" "thus" "accordingly" etc., in formal writing.[/nq]
"So" is less formal.

Mike Nitabach
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[nq:1]I was wondering if there was any valid reason for not using "so," instead of "hence" "thus" "accordingly" etc., in formal writing.[/nq]
"so" is informal, "therefore" is formal, and the rest are all stylistic choices that might help break the monotony of "therefore" after "therefore".

Franke: Speaker and teacher of Standard International English (SIE)
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