English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
AN INDIGENE or AN INDIGENT?
~Indigents~ must be given priority in their states (nonstandard).
*Indigenes* must be given priority in their states (standard).
An INDIGENE is a native of a place.
The government should have a provision for ~indigenes~ so that they don’t become a liability to the country (nonstandard).
The government should have a provision for *indigents* so that they don’t become a liability to the country (standard).
An INDIGENT is a needy or very poor person.
GAB
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