Hence, correct usage of.

12 Jun 2012

Hence. A wee word that some tend to get maybe a little confused about. I would like to correct this confusion, hence my posting here.

Hence means "for this reason; therefore" or "from this time". Let's look at the usages of the word, shall we?

If you were using it in the latter sense (from this time), you could imagine this conversation taking place:

"I'm going on holiday, I can't wait!"

"Oh, when?"

"Two weeks hence."

Note that you don't have to put anything in front of the "two weeks" bit because in this particular usage it means "two weeks from now". I think this is the usage of "hence" that most people understand. The usage that most people don't seem to be able to grasp is "for this reason".

If you were wanting to use the word in this way, here is an example of how NOT to use it:

"He punched me, hence why my nose is bleeding."

You will notice that I emboldened the word "why". This is because it is not needed because hence means "for this reason" and so the usage of the word "why" is redundant. It also makes less sense. Here is the proper usage of the word hence:

"He punched me, hence the bloody nose."

Notice how much easier it is to understand why the man has a bloody nose. It's shorter, more to the point and most importantly, correct. I hope you all enjoyed my little lesson on how to use the word "hence". Now I hope that, henceforth, you will all use the word properly.

13 Jun 2012

I haven't used the word "hence" in probably 25 years. It was used a lot at university when proving or disproving a hypothesis.

I'm not sure how it would fit in with an erotic story in this modern day.

"I flogged his buttox until they were red, hence he sprang an erection" dontknow

13 Jun 2012

I use hence in exams to sound clever. It works just fine when I've used therefore too much.

13 Jun 2012

I use it in my everyday life and have seen it used and misused here in the forums. It may be a formal and archaic word but it has it's uses, even in erotica. "Samuel was tired, hence his lack of enthusiasm".

13 Jun 2012

I don't think I've heard hence since high school. My old HS English teacher was truly ancient. She seemed so old we thought she came over on the Mayflower. She used the word hence.

13 Jun 2012

Quote by Gurlyboy
Hence. A wee word that some tend to get maybe a little confused about. I would like to correct this confusion, hence my posting here.

Hence means "for this reason; therefore" or "from this time". Let's look at the usages of the word, shall we?

If you were using it in the latter sense (from this time), you could imagine this conversation taking place:

"I'm going on holiday, I can't wait!"

"Oh, when?"

"Two weeks hence."

Note that you don't have to put anything in front of the "two weeks" bit because in this particular usage it means "two weeks from now". I think this is the usage of "hence" that most people understand. The usage that most people don't seem to be able to grasp is "for this reason".

If you were wanting to use the word in this way, here is an example of how NOT to use it:

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You will notice that I emboldened the word "why". This is because it is not needed because hence means "for this reason" and so the usage of the word "why" is redundant. It also makes less sense. Here is the proper usage of the word hence:

"He punched me, hence the bloody nose."

Notice how much easier it is to understand why the man has a bloody nose. It's shorter, more to the point and most importantly, correct. I hope you all enjoyed my little lesson on how to use the word "hence". Now I hope that, henceforth, you will all use the word properly.

You are too cute, Gurly. Thanks for posting this! I like this cause which up you've taken (I know! That sounds stupid, huh? But it's correct!). Grammar is an essential part of communication, and not something anyone should take for granted.

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I'm a loner, Dottie. A Rebel...
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13 Jun 2012

I use the word "hence", and I have seen it horribly misused in the forums.

Thank you, Gurlyboy. Big Hugs

Ut incepit fidelis, sic permanet.

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13 Jun 2012

To hence, or not to hence, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous misusage,
Or to take arms against a sea of illiterates
And by opposing end them.

Ah life's little travails x

Yes, you should have a hazard label on you, "warning CG will be your every fantasy"