Re: [Goanet] RE: Migrating from Immigration ani Chol Voss!
To migrate = to move from one place of abode (or from one country) to another. The term, when applied to birds or fishes, means to go from one habitat to another, especially come and go regularly with the seasons. To emigrate = to leave one's country to settle in another (Example: to emigrate from India to Canada). To immigrate = to come as settler (into a foreign country), to bring in (a person) as settler (Example: to immigrate into the U.S.A.). Regards. - Jorge - Original Message - From: Viviana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] RE: Migrating from Immigration ani Chol Voss! > I was taught in school (okay, in the last century) that IMMIGRATION is > from one country to another, EMIGRATION is within one country. One > immigrates to another country but is a migrant within one's own country. > Don't know if this is how it is understood today. > > Viviana > > > > jose colaco wrote: > > > 1. Does one IMMIGRATE "TO" the US from Mumbai or MIGRATE "TO" the US; > > EMIGRATE from Mumbai ? > > > > 2. Does one IMMIGRATE "INTO" the US ...or just "TO" the US ? > > > > I always thought that for one to "IMMIGRATE TO the US" , one really > > has to be told to "Chol Voss" to the US. > > > > Just asking > > > > jc
Re: [Goanet] RE: Migrating from Immigration ani Chol Voss!
Viviana, The words work as follows, using myself as an example: 1. I EMIGRATED to the United States FROM India (one EMIGRATES FROM one place TO another) 2. I am an IMMIGRANT in the United States (an IMMIGRANT comes TO a place from someplace else where they EMIGRATED from) > For definitions see Miriam-Wbsters Dictionary. > --- Viviana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was taught in school (okay, in the last century) > that IMMIGRATION is > from one country to another, EMIGRATION is within > one country. One > immigrates to another country but is a migrant > within one's own country. > Don't know if this is how it is understood today. > > Viviana > > > > jose colaco wrote: > > > 1. Does one IMMIGRATE "TO" the US from Mumbai or > MIGRATE "TO" the US; > > EMIGRATE from Mumbai ? > > > > 2. Does one IMMIGRATE "INTO" the US ...or just > "TO" the US ? > > > > I always thought that for one to "IMMIGRATE TO the > US" , one really > > has to be told to "Chol Voss" to the US. > > > > Just asking > > > > jc > > > > > _ > > Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN > Search! > > > http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ > > > > > > > > > > > >
Re: [Goanet] RE: Migrating from Immigration ani Chol Voss!
Viviana Your school was wrong I'm afraid. One emigrates from one country to another e.g from India to the USA. One immigrates into a country generally for settlement. The words are a bit like two sides of the same coin but not strictly so. However, the error in using these terms is common even on the BBC. The English language is not terribly easy, especially to those learning it in adulthood. Another point is that while one might have been embarrassed in making mistakes in English usage in the past, few today pay much attention to this issue on emails etc. Errors can also readily be attributed to typos and even contrasts in American and UK versions of English usage!! Recently, I spelt hijack as highjack on Goanet and noticed it the moment I pressed the send button. I didn't lose any sleep over it and hopefully, you won't either! Cornel - Original Message - From: "Viviana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 9:31 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] RE: Migrating from Immigration ani Chol Voss! I was taught in school (okay, in the last century) that IMMIGRATION is from one country to another, EMIGRATION is within one country. One immigrates to another country but is a migrant within one's own country. Don't know if this is how it is understood today. Viviana jose colaco wrote: 1. Does one IMMIGRATE "TO" the US from Mumbai or MIGRATE "TO" the US; EMIGRATE from Mumbai ? 2. Does one IMMIGRATE "INTO" the US ...or just "TO" the US ? I always thought that for one to "IMMIGRATE TO the US" , one really has to be told to "Chol Voss" to the US. Just asking jc _ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/
Re: [Goanet] RE: Migrating from Immigration ani Chol Voss!
I was taught in school (okay, in the last century) that IMMIGRATION is from one country to another, EMIGRATION is within one country. One immigrates to another country but is a migrant within one's own country. Don't know if this is how it is understood today. Viviana jose colaco wrote: 1. Does one IMMIGRATE "TO" the US from Mumbai or MIGRATE "TO" the US; EMIGRATE from Mumbai ? 2. Does one IMMIGRATE "INTO" the US ...or just "TO" the US ? I always thought that for one to "IMMIGRATE TO the US" , one really has to be told to "Chol Voss" to the US. Just asking jc _ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/
