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Immigrate Vs Emigrate

Immigrate means to come to another country usually for permanent residence. This is followed by the preposition to.

Example: My cousins immigrated to Canada in 1986.

Emigrate means to leave one’s country or region to settle in another. This is followed by the preposition from.

Example: Almost everybody wants to emigrate from the Philippines during the summer season.

Fewer vs Less

Fewer is used for count nouns.

Example: I received fewer books last year.

Less is used for mass nouns.

Example: The put less sugar to the second custard cake

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