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Maelstrom Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

"therefore" v.s. "AND therefore"

How should these two expression and word differ?

I believe that I have heard of both in real life and on the internet.

Pretty sure that they're both in use.
  

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He is ill and therefore won't be attending. -- Correct. He is ill therefore won't be attending.

  • He is ill and therefore won't be attending.
  • -- Correct.
  • He is ill therefore won't be attending.
  • -- Incorrect.
  • Prices can go down as well as up, and therefore you may not recoup your initial investment.
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He is ill and therefore won't be attending. -- Correct.
He is ill therefore won't be attending. -- Incorrect.

Prices can go down as well as up, and therefore you may not recoup your initial investment. -- Correct.
Prices can go down as well as up, therefore you may not recoup your initial investment. -- Incorrect (common error).
Prices can go dow

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