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I moved here to the states vs I moved here to the United States

Both phrases are correct, but they're used in different contexts. "I moved here to the states" is a more informal way of referring to the United States, while "I moved here to the United States" is the formal, complete way to express the same idea.
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I moved here to the states

This phrase is correct in informal contexts when referring to the United States.

This phrase is commonly used in informal conversations or casual writing to refer to the United States.

Examples:

  • I moved here to the states last year.
  • She's planning to move to the states for her studies.
  • “And so I moved here to the States and moved to Philly to do AmeriCorps work. I was doing community organizing, and that happened to be particularly ...
  • May 9, 2024 ... “When I moved here to the states from my country, I settled down here with my family, and I was kind of curious about the environment here ...
  • But my family and I moved here to the States when I was about maybe three or so. And my dad, he is an engineer by training and he moved us over to Iowa of ...
  • May 12, 2023 ... ... I moved here to the States, so that's where I learned English. So both of [those languages] have been with me pretty.
  • Jan 10, 2019 ... I moved here to the states in June 2001. Haiti was all I knew, my friends and family were all I knew and that was all changing. My mother ...
  • Dec 7, 2020 ... “I like helping homeless individuals because that could have easily been me when I moved here to the States — it was hard,” he says. He's ...
  • I am originally from Vietnam! When I was three years old, my family and I moved here to the States and we have been here since. I am the youngest of four kids ...
  • I moved here to the States, because I married an American. Now I stand in front of completely different classes and have to teach myself how to deal with it ...
  • I had many ideas because I was so disappointed with, even sometimes depressed with TOEFL iBT. When I moved here to the States, I left a very good job. Actually, ...
  • Feb 16, 2010 ... It was a tradition that was never skipped, until the last few years before I moved here to the States. So, I don't get to celebrate it the ...

Alternatives:

  • I moved here to the United States
  • I moved here to America
  • I moved here to the US
  • I moved here to the USA
  • I moved here to the U.S.

I moved here to the United States

This phrase is the formal and complete way of referring to the United States.

This phrase is more formal and appropriate for written documents, official statements, or formal speeches.

Examples:

  • I moved here to the United States for a job opportunity.
  • They decided to relocate to the United States for a better life.
  • Apr 14, 2023 ... When I moved here to the United States, I realized not everyone had that same connection to the outdoors, and that not a lot of people ...
  • Aug 18, 2020 ... JOE NICK: Hey, I'm Joe Nick. I'm from Indonesia. I've lived there, my whole life until last year where I moved here to the United States to ...
  • Candi Burnette. Professor Geary Danihy. Eng.101. The adjustment I made to my new environment. When I moved here to the United States, I felt that my whole ...
  • I grew up in Guyana up until the age of 9 and then I moved here to the United States and I've lived all over New York City—Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx mostly ...
  • Jan 13, 2023 ... For me, life was simple growing up even as a teenager and a young adult until I moved here to the United States. My father went through so ...
  • Mar 22, 2021 ... It got even worse when I moved here to the United States. People made fun of me. NOT ONLY because I'm gay, but also for my strong Filipino ...
  • Alberto Portolani 7.6.2018 I moved here to the United States because I work for a company that does high-end lighting fixtures.
  • Nov 3, 2017 ... ... interview since I moved here to the United States. How's the interview like? What should I expect? Upvote 4. Downvote 12 Go to comments
  • Feb 16, 2024 ... I moved to Singapore in 2011 and worked there for a few years, and then in 2017, I moved here to the United States with my husband. But I ...
  • I moved here to the United States of America in 2001 and practice in New York. I earned my Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Long Island University in ...

Alternatives:

  • I moved here to the states
  • I moved here to America
  • I moved here to the US
  • I moved here to the USA
  • I moved here to the U.S.

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