Which is which Which word is the proper use for what I want to say The words immigration and emigration frequently get misused in the English language ID: 273980
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To Immigrate or emigrate?????
Which is which???????????????????Slide2
Which word is the proper use for what I want to say?Slide3
The words
immigration
and
emigration
frequently get misused in
the
English
language
. Slide4
Although
similar in meaning, the words
are
NOT THE SAMESlide5
Although
similar in meaning, the words
are
NOT THE SAMESlide6
Perhaps the easiest way to differentiate between the two
words
i
s to. . . . Slide7
I
mmigration
refers
to
entering
a country Slide8
Emigration
refers
to
leaving
a country Slide9
Immigration
Use
“Immigrate
”
When
discussing someone entering a different country and living
there.
The entering
element
is the
key
to using this
term
correctly.
This
is also where the term “immigrant”
comes
from
,
because it refers to
someone from
another
country
living in a new country.Slide10
Emigrate
Use
“Emigrate
”
W
hen
you are discussing
someone
leaving
one county to live in another
.
This
term deals mostly with the
departure
element.