English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
CEASE or SEIZE?
I hope this rain ~seizes~ so that we can leave for school (nonstandard).
I hope this rain *ceases* so that we can leave for school (standard).
If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
Why did you have to ~cease~ her hand (nonstandard)?
Why did you have to *seize* her hand (standard)?
If you seize something, you take hold of it quickly, firmly, and forcefully.
GAB
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