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!" <[email protected]>
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
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