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Halt and stop #1 (permalink) Thu Apr 01, 2004 15:46 pm   Halt and stop		  
Hi everybpody! Do words Halt and Stop mean the same?
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Halt/stop #2 (permalink) Thu Apr 01, 2004 20:05 pm   Halt/stop		  
Hi,

They mean roughly the same but 'halt' suggests something more violent/dramatic.

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Halt and stop #3 (permalink) Fri May 05, 2006 8:49 am   Halt and stop		  
I think "halt" and "stop" mean the same. For me, "halt" seems like a word used more in some places or some older people while "stop" is more commonly used.
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Halt and stop #4 (permalink) Sat May 06, 2006 12:07 pm   Halt and stop		  
I'm with Alan on this one. Usage of the two words has nothing to do with age. When I imagine somenone shouting, "Stop!" I picture an ordinary person. When I picture someone shouting, "Halt!" I imagine him in a military or police uniform.
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