English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
SEVERE or SEVER?
I had a ~sever~ headache throughout the night (nonstandard).
I had a *severe* headache throughout the night (standard).
Severe is an adjective and you use it to indicate that something bad or undesirable is great or intense.
You should ~severe~ your relationship with people who do not add values to you (nonstandard).
You should *sever* your relationship with people who do not add values to you (standard).
Sever is a verb and it means to cut completely through something, or to end a relationship, connection, or tie suddenly and completely.
GAB
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