WİLL YOU TELL THE DİFFERENCES

Question

What is the difference between 'THEREFORE' -  'SO'What is the difference between 'BESIDES'  -  'AND'

Damlasozer · Accepted Answer

Isnt there any answer?<img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/6.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/6.gif' alt='Emotion: sad'/>

Marius Hancu · Answer

therefore is formal, so is quite informal
otherwise a good dictionary will help you with usage.

Aperisic · Answer

Damlasozer
Isnt there any answer?

There would be if we knew what you want to ask. They are not matching pairs but they could be. So I suppose you asked what is the difference between those pairs when they have as similar as possible meaning.

besides - means moreover, to addition

and - is just and, one more, plus

Besides the plan A, I have to mention the plan B.
I have to say that the plan A and B are both very nice.

and

besides

and

We need a pencil, paper and color to draw a picture.
Besides a pencil and paper, we need color to draw a picture.

Damlasozer · Answer

Thanks sorry but is still not clear enough

Marius Hancu · Answer

Suggest checking this discussion out:
http://tinyurl.com/zoaqd

As I already mentioned, so is just an informal therefore, in contexts where it has this meaning. But so has other meanings too, including and:
-------
so

Function: conjunction

1 a : with the result that<the choral work was clean, so every word was distinguishable -- Douglas Watt> b : with the purpose that : in order that<separate the marginal items by slashes so they won't run together -- H.M.Silver>

2 : provided that -- usually used with just<some people don't care who goes hungry just so they themselves get enough to eat>

3 a (1) : for that reason : THEREFORE<when I speak of these matters I am always accused of being a snob, so, to illustrate my point, I propose to quote -- Nancy Mitford> (2) : AND<was getting rather tired by this time, so that is why he sang a complaining song -- A.A.Milne> b (1) -- used as an introductory particle<so here we are at last> occasionally reduplicated <so so, quoth he, these lets attend the time -- Shakespeare> and often to belittle a point under discussion especially in the phrase so what<he took a drink now and then ... so what? He was a man -- E.D.Radin> <I may be a numskull scholastically, but what I remember of my family -- it was so wonderful. So I misspell a word -- Helen Traubel> (2) -- used interjectionally to indicate awareness of a discovery (as of guilt) <so, that's who did it> or surprised dissent

--------

Damlasozer · Answer

thank you very much sometimes I understand lately

WİLL YOU TELL THE DİFFERENCES

Top answer

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

Related Questions