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SUNARDI Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Diction

Which word is more appropriate: stop, end, restrain, in the sentence bellow?

He wants to go to the mountain again. The mountain's going to erupt. I should restrain/stop/end him.
  

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Hello, SUNARDI—and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member. SUNARDI Which word is more appropriate: stop, end, restrain He wants to go to the mountain again, but it's going to erupt.

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  • SUNARDI Which word is more appropriate: stop, end, restrain He wants to go to the mountain again, but it's going to erupt.
  • I should stop him.
  • 'Restrain' is possible but an unlikely choice.
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Hello, SUNARDI—and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member.
SUNARDIWhich word is more appropriate: stop, end, restrain
He wants to go to the mountain again, but it's going to erupt. I should stop him.

'Restrain' is possible but an unlikely choice. 'End him' means 'kill him'.
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What about "prevent"?
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SUNARDIWhat about "prevent"?
Much better, but that will require modification:

He wants to go to the mountain again, but it's going to erupt. I should prevent him from going.
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SUNARDIin the sentence bellow below?
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