SOME PROBLEM WORDS (continued)
emigrate, immigrate:
to emigrate = to leave a country; Their entire family emigrated from Russia.
to immigrate = to enter a country; Three of the brothers immigrated to the U.S.
eminent, imminent:
eminent = outstanding; The symphony's performance was eminent.
imminent = about to happen; The conductor's entrance was imminent.
everyone, every one:
everyone = unspecified number of people; Everyone was waiting.
every one = each individual; Every one will need a ticket to enter.
farther, further:
farther = distance; The house you are looking for is farther from here.
further = quantity or degree; It is still further up the road.
imply, infer:
to imply = to suggest; The author implied that his book was finished.
to infer = to conclude; We can infer that it will be another good book.
in, into
in = location; The house is in that direction.
into = direction; We walked into the house together.