Russia’s second major aerial attack on Ukraine’s power grid in less than two weeks amplified fears that the Kremlin aims to cripple the country’s power generation capacity before winter.
Russia’s second major aerial attack on Ukraine’s power grid in less than two weeks amplified fears that the Kremlin aims to cripple the country’s power generation capacity before winter.
It’s a cease fire, not a seize fire. Just for the future.
Thanks, It dld already look weird to me when I wrote it. Corrected.
It’s an interesting example of something called an eggcorn. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn
Its when someone misunderstands a word and replaces it with a different word or words that sound similar and could also have a similar meaning.
You know what’s weird? When writing I knew something was off. I am convinced I wouldn’t have made this mistake 5 years ago. I definitely know the difference between “to cease” and “to seize” and in this context “to cease” is the obvious choice. It’s like I know it’s wrong, I think about it and the actual correct verb just doesn’t come to mind and I leave it as is.
Fluent in English, the last years I found words not coming to mind happens more often. I have wondered many times if this is a result of multiple covid infections I had. There are stories that hint in that direction, but no real scientific evidence I believe. Anyhow, it’s pretty frustrating.
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