Fred Ericoton
difference between the words "impediment" and "hindrance" ? Hi everybody, Can someone explain to me the difference between the words "impediment" and "hindrance". I think they both mean "obstacle". Are they synonyms? Thanks a lot for your help :-)
15 jul. 2014 17:01
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I think "impediment" and "hindrance" are synonyms, and "obstacle" is almost a synonym. To me, "obstacle" suggests something that actually stops you while "impediment" and "hindrance" only slow you down. "Impediment" is often heard in the phrase "speech impediment," conditions interfering with speech, such as a stutter (Trouble de la parole, Bégaiement). "Impediment" is not common in other contexts. I wonder if by any chance you've been reading the famous sonnet of Shakespeare that begins "Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove." That's old-fashioned language--and hard for native English-speakers to understand!
15 juli 2014
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