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What'd he say? (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

She emmigrated from Slovenia and immigrated to US. Same motion, different frame of reference.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    But as descriptive linguistics, you can say she immigrated to America from Slovenia. So she immigrated from Slovenia. Nobody in America is likely to call her a "Slovenian emigrant."

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