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 …
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 …
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 …
We say "U.S. citizen", but why can't we say "China citizen"? Or can …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
people are/is: which one is correct? - English Language & Usage …
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, …
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, …