English question

[GoreBag]

Using colons and semi-colons in essays (correctly) gets one into the good books with the Department of English in my school. As does use of proper grammar and archaic or little-known words. (Not an essay goes by where I do not use at least one of : "thence"; "whence"; "thereunto"; "nevertheless"; and many others which I cannot quite remember just now...)

I use 'thence' and 'whence' in everyday conversation..

[doc_bean]

so what do 'thence' and 'whence' mean ?

[GoreBag]

so what do 'thence' and 'whence' mean ?

Essentially, it's the accusative case form of 'there' and 'where', like the German 'wohin' instead of 'wo'.

[Duke Malcolm]

I use 'thence' and 'whence' in everyday conversation..

I try to, but my friends and acquaintances give me bemused looks and ask what the words mean...

so what do 'thence' and 'whence' mean ?

"Thence" can mean "from that point on", "thereafter".

"Whence" can mean "where from" or "which from".