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Grammar and Linguistics > trip or journey?
trip or journey?
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aldonza
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trip or journey?
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Hi there!
I�ve got a question  ,
Should I say " I�ve won a TRIP or a JOURNEY to America for two people"?
and why?.
Thanks in advance!!!
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30 Jan 2012
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ahmed.Tunisia
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I would say a trip is the correct answer : This may be helpful :
journey implies time spent travelling from one place to another, especially over a long distance.
- The journey from London to Newcastle by train can now be completed in under three hours.
trip
A trip usually involves more than one single journey. We talk about day trips, round trips and business trips. We make journeys usually, but we go on trips. A trip implies a visit to a place that involves a journey, for pleasure or a particular purpose,
- I went on a day trip to France. We left at 6.30 in the morning and returned before midnight the same day.
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30 Jan 2012
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yanogator
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As Ahmed said, a journey emphasizes the time (and often the experience) of the traveling. A trip is about the destination and the time spent after you arrive. A journey is more of an adventure than a trip is.
Bruce |
30 Jan 2012
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libertybelle
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and to continue where Bruce left off:
Journey is almost an old-fashioned word now. When I hear about a journey today, it �s either self-exploratory or something from Lord of the Rings!!
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30 Jan 2012
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aldonza
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Wow, how interesting your comments are!.
Thanks for explaining it so clearly!
Cheers
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30 Jan 2012
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