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#1 Aug 8, 2012, 10:50 AM

Eowyn
Citizen - France

Following a discussion in the general forum, I was thinking, what is the difference between "trip" and "journey"?

 

I think that maybe, a trip is more about the place someone is going, and a journeyis more about the time spent travelling...

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#2 Aug 9, 2012, 11:01 AM

EliCOW
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Hello Eowyn,

 

You got the right interpretation of the difference between trip and journey. 

A trip is usually there and back.

We went on a trip in Germany. (We went, we stayed somewhere, we came back.)

A journey is a period of time taken to get from place to place :

During the journey to Germany, we stopped at this amazing restaurant...

 

Is it clearer?

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#3 Aug 9, 2012, 0:14 PM

Aristobullette
Citizen - France
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Thank you Elicow for this explanation. As Eowyn, I wasn't sure either.
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