Impede/hinder/deter

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#52812 Sat, 30 Oct 04 12:20 PM

Hi
I often hear people say if that hinder you too much..., so I looked it up in the synonym dictionary, and it turned out another two words were on the list too, but there was no explanation. So, I wonder are there any differences between them and what differences.

Thank you

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Mister Micawber

#52885 Sun, 31 Oct 04 03:15 AM

I would consider 'impede' and 'hinder' synonymous, with the latter the more informal, Anglo-Saxon equivalent of the Latinate 'impede' (appropriately translated as 'to put one's foot in').

'Deter' has an intellectual, or at least non-physical, component to it: it means to convince or threaten someone not to do something.

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wwlcj1982

#53016 Mon, 01 Nov 04 06:13 AM

"'Deter' has an intellectual, or at least non-physical, component to it: it means to convince or threaten someone not to do something."

So, when somebody use the sentence: I hope the hunk and peck don't deter you from expressing your thoughts, does it imples that I don't post, not because it prevent me from doing it,but I feel rather uncomfortable about it?

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Mister Micawber

#53019 Mon, 01 Nov 04 06:42 AM

An excellent interpretation, WW-- the hunt-and-peck makes you feel uncomfortable, makes you hesitant to post; it deters you.

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nona the brit

#53067 Mon, 01 Nov 04 02:01 PM

Can I ask, what is a hunt-and-peck?

nona the brit

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The name says it all.

Mister Micawber

#53165 Tue, 02 Nov 04 05:44 AM

Hi Nona,

Well, WW wrote `hunk and peck` which I interpreted as `hunt-and-peck`, which in turn is an idiom (obviously American, if you haven`t heard it) for the two-finger typing method that WW and I share-- hunt for the letter and then peck at it with your index finger, like a chicken at a corn kernel. I deters me from writing as much as I could sometimes, I`ll tell you!

Or is `hunk and peck` a different idiom, WW?

Mister Micawber

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wwlcj1982

#53379 Wed, 03 Nov 04 07:04 AM

No, you are right.
Sorry for my typo.

wwlcj1982