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Both そして and そしたら translated by most dictionaries as THEN. Is there any
difference in usage between these conjunctions?
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conjunctions
What is the difference between そして and そしたら
そして、そうして、それからは同意義で使われます。

そしたらは「そうしたら」の略で ・「前の事柄を仮定し、その場合に後の事柄が起こることを示す」

・「どころで」と同じ意味に使う。「話を元に戻す時に」

（コトバンクから引用）[<https://kotobank.jp/word/%E3%81%9D%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E3%82%89-2057196]>
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"Then" has many meanings. Let's first look at [an English
dictionary](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/then).

>   1. : at that time
>   2. **a** : soon after that : next in order of time  
>  // walked to the door, _then_ turned  
>  **b** : following next after in order of position, narration, or
> enumeration : being next in a series  
>  // first came the clowns, and _then_ came the elephants  
>  **c** : in addition : besides  
>  // _then_ there is the interest to be paid
>   3. **a** : as a necessary consequence  
>  // if the angles are equal, _then_ the complements are equal  
>  **b (1)** : in that case  
>  // take it, _then_ , if you want it so much  
>  **(2)** —used after but to qualify or offset a preceding statement  
>  // she lost the race, but _then_ she never really expected to win  
>  **c** : according to that : as may be inferred  
>  // your mind is made up, _then_  
>  **d** : as it appears : by way of summing up  
>  // the cause of the accident, _then_ , is established
>

そして derives from そうして, which literally means "do so, and". Thus when you use
it between the sentences, it roughly means "after that". It corresponds to the
definitions under branch **2** above.

そしたら is likewise the contraction of そうしたら, which means "if have done so". If
you translate it using "then", it'd be basically **3a** , **b(1)** in the list
(because other definitions are not conjunctive).

Usage-wise, そして is already an established word even if it's a contraction,
while そしたら is still counted as non-standard, colloquial form of そうしたら.
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