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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

to deviate/depart/stray from the plan

Hello,
How would you differentiate between:
- He never deviated from his original plan.
- He never departed from his original plan.
- He never strayed from his original plan.
What are the nuances here?
  

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I see no significant difference.

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  • I see no significant difference.
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I see no significant difference.
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Thank you, GPY. I have one last question. I just read that "deviate" implies that he deliberately changed the plan, whereas "stray" could mean that he wandered away from it a little.

I am not saying that's incorrect, but we can't change a plan unintentionally, can we? How could we do that?
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Gene93Thank you, GPY. I have one last question. I just read that "deviate" implies that he deliberately changed the plan, whereas "stray" could mean that he wandered away from it a little.
To make it clear that the deviation/straying was unintentional, I think I would want to add a word like "unintentionally" or "accidentally".
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Thank you. I assume that they are both pretty neutral and the context would make that clear, yes?

Thank you for your help and time, GPY.
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