thus or hence?

[rayray2]

I'm typing an email....should I say:

A) x and y happened, thus z occured

or

B) x and y happened, hence z occured

Which is proper Engrish??

 

[gistech1978]

i dont know which is proper
but both sound fine to me.
if i had to make a guess, i would say 'thus'

 

[ArmenK]

i would use thus

 

[ATLien247]

Either one work for me...

Oh, and throw in "therefore"!

 

[mandala]

If you are talking about a causal relationship (the happening of x and y caused z to happen) either hence or thus can be used (both are synonyms of therefore/consequently).

 

[sillymofo]

I usually use "thus" when something is a direct result of, and "hence" when the product is already there, basically "hence" is just stating the obvious. But I guess you're not wrong if you use either.

 

[TMTCC]

'thus' sounds ok, but I would say "x and y happened, resulting in z happening"

 

[frogeee]

henceforth

 

[jjones]

Using the exact example you give, I don't like either and would use the word consequently instead.

Example: My computer took a dump and fried the mobo, consequently I am buying a new one.

Example using hence: Joe is a complete dickhead with no libido, hence the problems he has with his girlfriend.