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Therefor vs. Therefore
Therefor
Examples:
He lacked evidence; therefor, his argument was dismissed.She saved money all year and therefor could afford the trip.His skills improved; therefor, he got a promotion.
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Therefore
/ˈðeəfɔː/Examples:
For that reason, therefore, he now announced, with pretended assurance:Therefore, I said to myself, Ralph Paton is not the murderer.Therefore no preparations could be made to stop the crime.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Therefore contains the word fore, which can remind you of before, suggesting a sequence and causation.
- Therefor is used less frequently and is more formal, often found in legal or official documents.
- Remember that therefore is more common and can be replaced by similar causal conjunctions like thus or hence in sentences.
- If you see for at the end of the word, think of therefor as referring or pertaining to what was mentioned before.
- The extra e in therefore can help you remember it’s used when something results from a preceding statement.
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