How do archaic words affect on English native speakers?
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I wonder why I need to know words like thereby, thereunto, wherewithal, hereonafter, thenceforward and others. I understand that I am unable to use them while writing an essay, because these words are abstruse. From my perspective, they can be used in legal English and in literature (books). I would like to know if they can be boring for native speakers to hear. And how do they affect upon English native speakers?
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I wonder why I need to know words like thereby, thereunto, wherewithal, hereonafter, thenceforward and others. I understand that I am unable to use them while writing an essay, because these words are abstruse. From my perspective, they can be used in legal English and in literature (books). I would like to know if they can be boring for native speakers to hear. And how do they affect upon English native speakers?
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Welcome to EL&U. I'm afraid that the way you have framed the question makes it unanswerable; you cannot say that all native speakers will react to a particular word in a particular context at a particular time in any particular way, and whether something is "boring" or not is personal and subjective. I would submit further that I do not consider thereby, thereunto, or wherewithal to be archaic, though they would not be common in most casual conversations. Please take the site tour and review the help center and see if you can edit the question to clarify your interest.
– choster
2 hours ago
Wherewithal is much less archaic than thenceforward.
– Peter Shor
47 mins ago
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I wonder why I need to know words like thereby, thereunto, wherewithal, hereonafter, thenceforward and others. I understand that I am unable to use them while writing an essay, because these words are abstruse. From my perspective, they can be used in legal English and in literature (books). I would like to know if they can be boring for native speakers to hear. And how do they affect upon English native speakers?
word-usage reason-why
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I wonder why I need to know words like thereby, thereunto, wherewithal, hereonafter, thenceforward and others. I understand that I am unable to use them while writing an essay, because these words are abstruse. From my perspective, they can be used in legal English and in literature (books). I would like to know if they can be boring for native speakers to hear. And how do they affect upon English native speakers?
word-usage reason-why
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Welcome to EL&U. I'm afraid that the way you have framed the question makes it unanswerable; you cannot say that all native speakers will react to a particular word in a particular context at a particular time in any particular way, and whether something is "boring" or not is personal and subjective. I would submit further that I do not consider thereby, thereunto, or wherewithal to be archaic, though they would not be common in most casual conversations. Please take the site tour and review the help center and see if you can edit the question to clarify your interest.
– choster
2 hours ago
Wherewithal is much less archaic than thenceforward.
– Peter Shor
47 mins ago
add a comment |
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Welcome to EL&U. I'm afraid that the way you have framed the question makes it unanswerable; you cannot say that all native speakers will react to a particular word in a particular context at a particular time in any particular way, and whether something is "boring" or not is personal and subjective. I would submit further that I do not consider thereby, thereunto, or wherewithal to be archaic, though they would not be common in most casual conversations. Please take the site tour and review the help center and see if you can edit the question to clarify your interest.
– choster
2 hours ago
Wherewithal is much less archaic than thenceforward.
– Peter Shor
47 mins ago
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Welcome to EL&U. I'm afraid that the way you have framed the question makes it unanswerable; you cannot say that all native speakers will react to a particular word in a particular context at a particular time in any particular way, and whether something is "boring" or not is personal and subjective. I would submit further that I do not consider thereby, thereunto, or wherewithal to be archaic, though they would not be common in most casual conversations. Please take the site tour and review the help center and see if you can edit the question to clarify your interest.
– choster
2 hours ago
Welcome to EL&U. I'm afraid that the way you have framed the question makes it unanswerable; you cannot say that all native speakers will react to a particular word in a particular context at a particular time in any particular way, and whether something is "boring" or not is personal and subjective. I would submit further that I do not consider thereby, thereunto, or wherewithal to be archaic, though they would not be common in most casual conversations. Please take the site tour and review the help center and see if you can edit the question to clarify your interest.
– choster
2 hours ago
Wherewithal is much less archaic than thenceforward.
– Peter Shor
47 mins ago
Wherewithal is much less archaic than thenceforward.
– Peter Shor
47 mins ago
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Welcome to EL&U. I'm afraid that the way you have framed the question makes it unanswerable; you cannot say that all native speakers will react to a particular word in a particular context at a particular time in any particular way, and whether something is "boring" or not is personal and subjective. I would submit further that I do not consider thereby, thereunto, or wherewithal to be archaic, though they would not be common in most casual conversations. Please take the site tour and review the help center and see if you can edit the question to clarify your interest.
– choster
2 hours ago
Wherewithal is much less archaic than thenceforward.
– Peter Shor
47 mins ago