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08:08 Jul 16, 2005
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English term or phrase: trip,journey,travel
what the diffrence between
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English translation:more thoughts
Explanation:
Trip is a more colloquial term than the others and is used in less formal styles of writing. While a trip is often used to describe a short time away, it doesn't always have to be something short - "my trip to India" could refer to a year spent abroad.

A journey just refers to going somewhere by some form of transport - there doesn't even have to be a stay away involved (e.g. "I only have a short journey to work"; "The journey to London takes two hours on the train").

Travel is a general term that can relate to any aspect of getting about, whether for holidays, business or just in the course of everyday life.

"I went on a trip to Spain" - makes it sound like something that was easily undertaken. The word "trip" takes in the complete experience, including the journey there ane the time spent there.
"I went on a journey to Spain" - sounds more of an adventurous undertaking; it certainly implies that I organized it myself and didn't just join a group organised by a travel agent. It also implies that the process of getting there was important in itself (probably involving more than just getting on an aeroplane)
"I travelled to Spain" - just a plain statement of fact meaning "I went to Spain".
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Armorel Young
4gezi,seyahat,yolculukdewey
2long, short, and broadening......
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long, short, and broadening......


Explanation:
I always thought that TRIP was short (ie: not long in duration), JOURNEY was long in duration, and travel was not just the act of travelling, but hinted to the experiences you gained by visiting different places and people (ex: 'in my travels I have met many people'or 'Gulliver's Travels'). I have not researched my answer: this is just my understanding of these terms, and how I've always used them.

Lietta Warren-Granato
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +9
more thoughts


Explanation:
Trip is a more colloquial term than the others and is used in less formal styles of writing. While a trip is often used to describe a short time away, it doesn't always have to be something short - "my trip to India" could refer to a year spent abroad.

A journey just refers to going somewhere by some form of transport - there doesn't even have to be a stay away involved (e.g. "I only have a short journey to work"; "The journey to London takes two hours on the train").

Travel is a general term that can relate to any aspect of getting about, whether for holidays, business or just in the course of everyday life.

"I went on a trip to Spain" - makes it sound like something that was easily undertaken. The word "trip" takes in the complete experience, including the journey there ane the time spent there.
"I went on a journey to Spain" - sounds more of an adventurous undertaking; it certainly implies that I organized it myself and didn't just join a group organised by a travel agent. It also implies that the process of getting there was important in itself (probably involving more than just getting on an aeroplane)
"I travelled to Spain" - just a plain statement of fact meaning "I went to Spain".

Armorel Young
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gezi,seyahat,yolculuk


Explanation:
that is the difference between :-))

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Note added at 2 hrs 4 mins (2005-07-16 10:12:54 GMT)
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not necessarily in that oder ...

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Note added at 2 hrs 4 mins (2005-07-16 10:13:16 GMT)
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... errrr order ...

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Jul 16, 2005 - Changes made by Özden Arıkan:
Language pairEnglish to Turkish => English


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