Friday, October 2, 2009

Word Distinction: Entering


Both entrance and entry can be used to mean the act of entering. However, entrance is used especially when talking about a ceremony or performance, or about the right to enter.

to make an entrance onto the stage

an entrance examination

Britain's entry to EEC.

"No entry": road sign

Admission implies a physical entrance, whereas admittance implies some sort of procedural or merely formal entry; admission correlates with permission to move into a room or building but admittance correlates with acceptance into a group or organization.

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