On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, Américo Albuquerque wrote:
To me, an international
person is a Person that is not in my coutry and that is not from my
country, a foreign is a Person that is in my country but is not from my
country (I don't know if this makes any sense in Inglish).
Language is of course an ever-evolving thing, but I believe that,
according to most English dictionaries: "foreign" = anything of another
nationality, culture, belief (when applied to people); "international" =
concerning the relationship between two nations.
Hence: "the foreign office", "foreign affairs", "foreign correspondent".
And: "international relations", "international diplomacy".
In modern corporate English, "international" seems to refer to a whole host
of things. Don't get me started on corporate-speak.
So, what is this list all about?
// Gregory Murphy <Gregory(_dot_)Murphy(_at_)sun(_dot_)com>
// Software Engineer
// Customer Network Platform, Sun Microsystems
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