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Latest post Tue, Sep 8 2009 1:11 PM by Mister Micawber. 5 replies.
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Guest  +  53408 Wed, 03 Nov 04 10:37 AM
What is a difference between "so that" and "so then", please?
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an attempt  +  53422 Wed, 03 Nov 04 12:15 PM
“So that” introduces a clause that describes the purpose or the supposed result of what was described in the pervious clause:
He stepped aside so that I might pass.
“So then” seems somewhat emphatically redundant to denote just “so”.
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Mister Micawber  +  53548 Thu, 04 Nov 04 05:53 AM


'So then' suggests sequence -- 'He hit you? So then what happened? Well, then I hit him back'

'So that', on the other hand, as AA says, indicates a cause and effect relationship -- 'He hit me, so that I had to hit him back'.

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Guest, 5 yr 17 days ago
Thank you so much for your help! I am enlightened now.Smile [:)]
Anonymous, 73 days ago
On the subject of using the word 'then' please can you tell me which is the correct sentence:-

 

So what are the essential rules to remember when tweeting then?

 

or

 

So what then are the essential rules to remember when tweeting?

or

the word then doesn't need to be in at all!!??

Mister Micawber  +  892223 Tue, 08 Sep 09 01:11 PM
'Then' has a meaning of its own (= therefore; consequently), so use it if you mean that.  These are OK:


So what are the essential rules to remember when tweeting, then?

So what, then, are the essential rules to remember when tweeting?
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