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March 10, 2017 7:09 am
Seamus Heaney used "so" as the opening word of his translation of Beowulf (standing for the OE "hwaet" (whose meaning is still discussed) http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/listen-beowulf-opening-line-misinterpreted-for-200-years-8921027.html
As for "expats", I think you can see best the difference regarding foreigners employed in the Persian Gulf. Well-paid white professionals are "expats", Unqualified or low-qualified poor workers from southern Asia and the Philippines are "immigrants".