It’s both, depending on perspective. You emigrate from America to Zimbabwe according to other Americans. To Zimbabweans, you have immigrated to Zimbabwe from America.
Yeah, it’s why your country has plenty of immigrants, but you never seem to run into any of your emmigrants. Or for the linguistic reason i- as a prefix can mean into and e- as a prefix can mean out of in latin, coming from the Latin words in and ex meaning in and out
English isn’t my first language, but can you even fix the prepositions to the verbs like that. Wouldn’t you have to define your frame of reference? I’d say it shifts with your perspective.
Example:
I’m in Homeyland and there are migrants, who are emigrating from the Faraway Islands and immigrating to Homeyland.
When I’m in the Faraway Islands, I’d say the same people are emigrating to Homeyland. While Homeylanders coming here are immigrating from Homeyland.
HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Do I ? Emigrating is going away, immigrating is coming in, right?
Donkter@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Right, so you’re emigrating from America and you’re immigrating to, say, Zimbabwe.
Malfeasant@lemmy.world 3 months ago
It’s both, depending on perspective. You emigrate from America to Zimbabwe according to other Americans. To Zimbabweans, you have immigrated to Zimbabwe from America.
Donkter@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Right. You don’t contradict me. You emigrate from somewhere if that’s your subject. And you immigrate to somewhere.
To put it more simply. You emigrate from America. Or you immigrate to America.
GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 3 months ago
So in other words emigrating from and immigrating to, i.e. your initial comment is backwards.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Yeah, it’s why your country has plenty of immigrants, but you never seem to run into any of your emmigrants. Or for the linguistic reason i- as a prefix can mean into and e- as a prefix can mean out of in latin, coming from the Latin words in and ex meaning in and out
SpongyAneurysm@feddit.org 3 months ago
English isn’t my first language, but can you even fix the prepositions to the verbs like that. Wouldn’t you have to define your frame of reference? I’d say it shifts with your perspective.
Example: I’m in Homeyland and there are migrants, who are emigrating from the Faraway Islands and immigrating to Homeyland.
When I’m in the Faraway Islands, I’d say the same people are emigrating to Homeyland. While Homeylanders coming here are immigrating from Homeyland.
DisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.com 3 months ago
You flipped it, that’s the opposite of what you said initially.
pankuleczkapl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
Yes, you are correct