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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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What word best describes the following situation?

Say, you have moved to a different city. So, you are new to there. What is the best word to describe this situation? Are you a foreigner, a stranger, an alien, an outlander or an outsider? What is the difference between these words?
  

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Anonymous So, you are new to there. So, you are new there. Anonymous Are you a foreigner, a stranger, an alien, an outlander or an outsider?

  • Anonymous So, you are new to there.
  • So, you are new there.
  • Anonymous Are you a foreigner, a stranger, an alien, an outlander or an outsider?
  • They are very odd choices.
  • You could be a foreigner if the city that you moved to, is in a different country.
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AnonymousSo, you are new to there.
So, you are new there.
AnonymousAre you a foreigner, a stranger, an alien, an outlander or an outsider?
They are very odd choices. You could be a foreigner if the city that you moved to, is in a different country. The word alien brings to mind little green or grey men so, unless
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a foreigner = you moved to a new country.
a stranger = from the residents' point of view
an alien = you are from a different planet (not earth)
an outlander = no
an outsider = not really applicable. It applies to groups with a relationship such as corporations and families.

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