It’s that time of the day when she stands in front of the fridge thinking what to make for dinner. Like a blank piece of paper waiting to be filled with words, the pots and pans wait to be filled with aromatic spices, sizzling gourmet creations waiting to be enjoyed.
Similar to immigrate and emigrate, these 2 words are often used incorrectly.
I use this easy way of remembering of distinguishing one from the other.
Emigrate and immigrate
Going away (the ‘from’ country): emigrate is when you leave your home country to go and live in another country – e.g. you emigrate from New Zealand.
Going towards (the ‘to’ country): immigrate is when you go to live in another country – e.g. you immigrate to Australia. Think of the letter “i” as in going in to another country…immigrating.
Emersion and immersion
Coming out or up: emersion is when you appear from, coming out or up of; emerging from something (e.g. water) or somewhere (e.g. a retreat or sabbatical).
Going in or down: immersion is to submerge, sink or go down into something; to become involved in, to cover oneself. Again, think of the letter “i” as in going in…immersion.
