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== Semi-protected edit request on 28 May 2019 ==
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:[[File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done:'''<!-- Template:ESp --> Please review the definition of [[:wikt:emigrate|emigrate]]. [[User:Izno|Izno]] ([[User talk:Izno|talk]]) 02:28, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
:[[File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done:'''<!-- Template:ESp --> Please review the definition of [[:wikt:emigrate|emigrate]]. [[User:Izno|Izno]] ([[User talk:Izno|talk]]) 02:28, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

Since what is meant is that the person moved from Denmark to the US, "emigrate" (only one "m", not two as in the article) might work. But usually "emigrate" is used from the point of view of the origin of the migration, whereas immigrate is from the point of view of the destination<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vocabulary.com/articles/chooseyourwords/emigrate-immigrate-migrate|title=emigrate vs. immigrate vs. migrate on Vocabulary.com|last=Inc|first=Thinkmap|website=www.vocabulary.com|access-date=2019-05-31}}</ref>, which corresponds with the usage of the verb in the article. So "immigrated" looks like the better option, and "emigrated" (again, one "m") a slightly less optimal one.

: If he was ''Dutch'', why did he travel from ''Denmark''? Did he emigrate to Denmark first and thence to the States? [[Special:Contributions/2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:F130:9AFC:1A59:16F9|2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:F130:9AFC:1A59:16F9]] ([[User talk:2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:F130:9AFC:1A59:16F9|talk]]) 15:53, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

In either case, anyway, there should be no doubt that the word "e<u>mm</u>igrated" is a misspelling. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Luca.gilardi|Luca.gilardi]] ([[User talk:Luca.gilardi#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Luca.gilardi|contribs]]) </small>
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Semi-protected edit request on 28 May 2019

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The "Early LIfe" section contains the following line:

Her paternal grandfather, James German, was Dutch; born in Amsterdam in 1909, he emmigrated to the United States with his family as a child.

However, "emmigrated" is incorrectly spelled: it should read "immigrated" instead[1].

Thank you. Luca Gilardi (talk) 20:37, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "the definition of immigrate". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
 Not done: Please review the definition of emigrate. Izno (talk) 02:28, 29 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Since what is meant is that the person moved from Denmark to the US, "emigrate" (only one "m", not two as in the article) might work. But usually "emigrate" is used from the point of view of the origin of the migration, whereas immigrate is from the point of view of the destination[1], which corresponds with the usage of the verb in the article. So "immigrated" looks like the better option, and "emigrated" (again, one "m") a slightly less optimal one.

If he was Dutch, why did he travel from Denmark? Did he emigrate to Denmark first and thence to the States? 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:F130:9AFC:1A59:16F9 (talk) 15:53, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In either case, anyway, there should be no doubt that the word "emmigrated" is a misspelling. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Luca.gilardi (talkcontribs)

References

  1. ^ Inc, Thinkmap. "emigrate vs. immigrate vs. migrate on Vocabulary.com". www.vocabulary.com. Retrieved 2019-05-31. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
 Done NiciVampireHeart 00:39, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]