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BeginStudent Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

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What the difference betwenn "local residents" and "parmanent residents" ?

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Hi, BeginStudent. I suppose that local resident is a citizen. Permanent resident - an immigrant who has been given official residential status, often prior to being granted citizenship (Collins Dict).

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Hi, BeginStudent. I suppose that local resident is a citizen. Permanent resident - an immigrant who has been given official residential status, often prior to being granted citizenship (Collins Dict).
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Hi,

These comments are correct in terms of a discussion of citizenship.

However, the terms can also be used more generally.

If I visit a town 500 miles from my home, I am a visitor. I'm not a local resident, because I live 500 miles away.

If I vist my friend and stay in her house for a week, I am not a permanent resident of her house. I am a tempor