@MontereyJack,
MontereyJack wrote:I've never actually heard anyone use "hence", to my knowledge. It's not a word you're gonna hear in everyday conversation. Or even in everyyear conversation. Try "so" instead.
That is just telling him to use informal or casual language always. He is not asking how to chat with a guy in a bar. Many people use 'hence' and are familiar with it. Used as a synonym for 'therefore' it comes before the thing alleged to be the consequence or conclusion:
It’s that India has an airline that is run by politicians and hence can be milked by various interest groups.
Used to mean 'from here' (distance) or 'from now' or 'from that time' it comes after the distance or period or time:
We are nearly home. London is five miles hence. (Obsolete or poetic)
In the 14th century, belief in witchcraft was widespread, but now, seven centuries hence, it has almost vanished.
When I die, hopefully some decades hence, I will leave you all of my money.