http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslVocabularyAndIdioms/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenCSMOD (Build: 3191.21962)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImpedeHinderDeter/kxlq/post.htm#53379Wed, 03 Nov 2004 07:04:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:53379wwlcj19820http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImpedeHinderDeter/kxlq/post.htm#53379http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-53379.xmlNo, you are right. <br />Sorry for my typo. <br />http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImpedeHinderDeter/knqg/post.htm#53165Tue, 02 Nov 2004 05:44:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:53165Mister Micawber1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImpedeHinderDeter/knqg/post.htm#53165http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-53165.xml<br />Hi Nona, <br /> <br />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! <br /> <br />Or is `hunk and peck` a different idiom, WW?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImpedeHinderDeter/knkk/post.htm#53067Mon, 01 Nov 2004 14:01:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:53067nona the brit2http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImpedeHinderDeter/knkk/post.htm#53067http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-53067.xmlCan I ask, what is a hunt-and-peck?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImpedeHinderDeter/knhn/post.htm#53019Mon, 01 Nov 2004 06:42:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:53019Mister Micawber3http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImpedeHinderDeter/knhn/post.htm#53019http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-53019.xml<br />An excellent interpretation, WW-- the hunt-and-peck makes you feel uncomfortable, makes you hesitant to post; it deters you. <br /> <br />http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImpedeHinderDeter/knhk/post.htm#53016Mon, 01 Nov 2004 06:13:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:53016wwlcj19824http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImpedeHinderDeter/knhk/post.htm#53016http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-53016.xml"'Deter' has an intellectual, or at least non-physical, component to it: it means to convince or threaten someone not to do something." <br /> <br />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? <br />http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImpedeHinderDeter/kmqp/post.htm#52885Sun, 31 Oct 2004 03:15:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:52885Mister Micawber5http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImpedeHinderDeter/kmqp/post.htm#52885http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-52885.xml<br />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'). <br /> <br />'Deter' has an intellectual, or at least non-physical, component to it: it means to convince or threaten someone not to do something. <br /> <br />http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImpedeHinderDeter/kmmk/post.htmSat, 30 Oct 2004 11:20:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:52812Guest6http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImpedeHinderDeter/kmmk/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-52812.xmlHi <br />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. <br /> <br />Thank you