Bow has 4 different meanings with multiple pronunciations
lovelyyyrosemary on
they all just sound alike
lunamartinez2006 on
When you learn they all mean moving, but they still confuse you anyway
PerroPl on
I mean it is easy when you learn what prefixes e- and i- mean most of the time
Lost-Klaus on
Migration : changing location within the same borders (in most cases)
Emigration: Leaving the country
Immigration: Getting into a country.
So you emigrate from one country and immigrate into another.
Soupysoupcigar on
Flammable <?> inflammable
GalaetteUnblemished on
I thought I was just trying to find a place with better Wi-Fi!
Ptaaruonn on
I to inside
E to exterior
It’s not hard at all.
Whimsalot_ on
In polish they also sound similar.
Migracja
Emigracja
Imigracja
Dopameme-machine on
So… we’re confused about prefixes now?
Migration: the overall pattern of movement from one country to another.
Emigration: movement out of a country.
Immigration: movement into a country.
BarristanTheB0ld on
Just a matter of perspective.
Emigration – people leaving country you talk about
Immigration – people arriving/entering country you talk about
Migration – the process of moving from one country to another
noncinque on
The russian too: Миграция, Эмиграция, Иммиграция
Enris_96 on
It’s the same thing with other languages though
Lionheart1224 on
Meanwhile, Expat in the corner: “lol”
marcu101 on
It’s the same in french
AyaanKhan731 on
Migrating and immigrating are opposing nouns, they do not have the same meaning
Eg. I immigrated to Canada ✅
Eg. I migrated from Spain ✅
Eg. I migrated to Spain ❌
Eg. I immigrated from Canada ❌
tengma8 on
“you get HIV Aladeen”
YazumeWeichio on
Migration = Move to a different country
Emigration = Move out of a given country
Immigration = Move into a given country
AndiArbyte on
Migration
Moving from Country to Country
Imigrant someone who joined
Emigrant the one who left the country.
I think its called “perspective”
ChalkCoatedDonut on
Irrigation
TheHarvesterOfSorrow on
Oh? I learned the difference during geography in elementary school
ChasingPesmerga on
Mastergration
xHeylo on
Emigration = Leaving Country
Immigration = Entering Country
Migration = Moving Between Countries
Emigration and Immigration are the same act of Migration, Emigration from your Country or Origins perspective, Immigration from your Destination Counties perspective
E.g.
Born in Mexico, Migrated to the USA
Emigrated from Mexico, Immigrated to the USA, Migrated From Mexico To the USA
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It gives me a migraine
Bow has 4 different meanings with multiple pronunciations
they all just sound alike
When you learn they all mean moving, but they still confuse you anyway
I mean it is easy when you learn what prefixes e- and i- mean most of the time
Migration : changing location within the same borders (in most cases)
Emigration: Leaving the country
Immigration: Getting into a country.
So you emigrate from one country and immigrate into another.
Flammable <?> inflammable
I thought I was just trying to find a place with better Wi-Fi!
I to inside
E to exterior
It’s not hard at all.
In polish they also sound similar.
Migracja
Emigracja
Imigracja
So… we’re confused about prefixes now?
Migration: the overall pattern of movement from one country to another.
Emigration: movement out of a country.
Immigration: movement into a country.
Just a matter of perspective.
Emigration – people leaving country you talk about
Immigration – people arriving/entering country you talk about
Migration – the process of moving from one country to another
The russian too: Миграция, Эмиграция, Иммиграция
It’s the same thing with other languages though
Meanwhile, Expat in the corner: “lol”
It’s the same in french
Migrating and immigrating are opposing nouns, they do not have the same meaning
Eg. I immigrated to Canada ✅
Eg. I migrated from Spain ✅
Eg. I migrated to Spain ❌
Eg. I immigrated from Canada ❌
“you get HIV Aladeen”
Migration = Move to a different country
Emigration = Move out of a given country
Immigration = Move into a given country
Migration
Moving from Country to Country
Imigrant someone who joined
Emigrant the one who left the country.
I think its called “perspective”
Irrigation
Oh? I learned the difference during geography in elementary school
Mastergration
Emigration = Leaving Country
Immigration = Entering Country
Migration = Moving Between Countries
Emigration and Immigration are the same act of Migration, Emigration from your Country or Origins perspective, Immigration from your Destination Counties perspective
E.g.
Born in Mexico, Migrated to the USA
Emigrated from Mexico, Immigrated to the USA, Migrated From Mexico To the USA
It’s almost like it’s Latin, not English.
MEGATRON
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