Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Emigrant or Immigrant?
A friend recently asked about the difference between emigrant and immigrant. It's just about the same difference as take and bring. Emigrants take their belongings from their native country and become immigrants, as they bring their belongings to their adopted country. Of course, emigrants emigrate and immigrants immigrate.
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A participant in one of my workshops, D. Hom, asked a question about hyphenating expressions such as “end of year.” Determining what to h...
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READER QUESTION Which of the following sentences is correct? The contract was signed by Lee, Sam, and me . The contract was ... -
In a Writing for the Web course that I teach for the American Management Association , participants learn a lot about writing by drafting ...