What is the difference between "citizen" and "denizen"
Jul 8, 2011 · A citizen of the United States is a legal resident who has been processed by the government as being a member of the United States. A denizen of the United States is simply …
etymology - Why is the inhabitant of a country called a “citizen ...
Jul 22, 2017 · Why is citizen used to describe an inhabitant of a country when the word is derived from the Latin for city (civitas) and originally meant a city dweller? Wouldn’t the nouns derived from ‘country...
What is my Nationality: United States of America or American?
Jan 26, 2017 · Also see Can I use “US-American” to disambiguate “American”? If not, what can I use? and Is ‘USAers’ just an ordinary English word today? As a broad rule, United States of America is …
Why isn't "citizen" spelled as "citisen" in British English?
Oct 4, 2010 · 28 There is a suffix that is written only as -ize in American English and often -ise in British English (but not always, as ShreevatsaR points out in the comments). This suffix attaches to a large …
We say "U.S. citizen", but why can't we say "China citizen"? Or can we?
Sep 14, 2014 · So by analogy with U.S. citizen, you think you can say China citizen, but Chinese citizen blocks it. U.S. citizen is different either because it predates American citizen or it means something …
What is the word for someone who doesn’t follow the laws and ...
Jan 28, 2021 · The term will depend on the motivations for the disobedience and on what the person using the term thinks about these motivations. The 'example' used in the body of the question is far …
Difference between "voters", "electorates" and "constituents"
Constituents unquestionably includes some people who can't vote (prisoners, minors, etc.). Arguably it doesn't include some "non-citizens" (illegal aliens, temporary residents, etc.). The quoted passage …
Which term is correct — "Afghan" or "Afghani"?
May 29, 2011 · Afghani A citizen or native of Afghanistan. From an Afghan point of view this name is wrongly being used for Afghans. After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan millions of Afghans took …
people are/is: which one is correct? - English Language & Usage Stack ...
Jul 28, 2015 · @phoog: What about them? There are 26 written instances of are a prosperous people in Google Books, but the only instance of the singular verb form is is a prosperous, people-centred, …
word choice - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Aug 26, 2019 · There is a dissonance between your stated desire to avoid ageism and your declaration that elderly and senior-citizen are "just awful" terms. If you think that any term, however clinical, …