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To Immigrate or emigrate?????

To Immigrate or emigrate?????. 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 . . Although similar in meaning, the words are NOT THE SAME.

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To Immigrate or emigrate?????

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  1. To Immigrate or emigrate????? Which is which???????????????????

  2. Which word is the proper use for what I want to say?

  3. The words immigrationand • emigrationfrequently get misused in • the English language.

  4. Although similar in meaning, the words are • NOT THE SAME

  5. Although similar in meaning, the words are • NOT THE SAME

  6. Perhaps the easiest way to differentiate between the two words • is to. . . .

  7. Immigration • refers to • enteringa country

  8. Emigration • refers to leaving a country

  9. 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.

  10. Emigrate • Use “Emigrate” • When you are discussing someone • leaving one county to live in another. • This term deals mostly with the • departure element.

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