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	Blue Luck  [More info] Can someone explain to me how to use this words in a sentence? I know that immigrate means to move into a new place and emigrate means to move out of a place ,but how do I say that I moved from canada to US? Can I say I immigrated to US from Canada? And/Or I emmigrated from Canada to US? Blue Luck+0 Joined on Mon, Jan 23 2006 New Member 05 If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world. - Ludwig Wittgenstein The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I...

	+1 Tofubam  [More info] Your sentence is right both ways!  I immigrated to the US from Canada I emmigrated from Canada to the US Tofubam+0 Joined on Sun, Jan 22 2006 California New Member 06

	+1 Blue Luck  [More info] migrate - Move from one country or region to another and settle there. migrate is used for general movement. Immigration and Emigration are specific type of migrations emigrate - migrate from a place ( "E" in the Emigrate is like Exit, so it reminds me of exiting or leaving a place and that's how I used to differentiate between emigrate and immigrate) ex. - Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period. immigrate - migrate to a new location ( "I" in the Immigrate is like In, so it reminds me of going into a new place) ex. - Only few plants can immigrate to this island. Hope this helps Blue Luck+0

	+1 YoHf  [More info]  Blue Luck wrote: Thanks guys. You're welcome, Blue Luck. I liked this latter explaination of yours. YoHf+0

	+1 khoff  [More info] I immigrated to the US from Canada. I emigrated from Canada to the US. Both of these are correct sentences, but the first places more emphasis on the fact that you are now in the U.S., and the second stresses the fact that you have left Canada. khoff+2 Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Senior Member 3,740 Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert)