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What is the difference between trip, journey and travel ?
Hi all, I'm studying english and i made a mistake in a test about this words. Can somebody help me ?
Thanks a lot.
19 gen 2016 17:02
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"Travel" is the most general of the term. It means moving from one place to another without reference to any specific place necessarily.
"Trip" usually means one short visit to a different place.
"Journey" is more epic. It suggests a long a time on the road during which you might even experience personal growth.
I like to travel. I once took a trip to Italy. My journey began in the United States and took me through seven countries.
19 gennaio 2016
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"Trip" is a noun (in the sense of travel) so it is correct to say:
- My trip to Africa was unforgettable.
and it is incorrect to say:
- I tripped to Africa last month. (the verb "trip" usually means "to stumble" or "to fall while walking")
[There is a related verb "to daytrip", at least in US English, but it isn't used often.]
"Journey" can be either a noun or verb; as a noun it is 99% synonymous with a "trip". "Journey" conveys a slight sense of adventure, or a greater purpose, and it is less conversational than "trip":
- My journey to Africa was unforgettable.
- I journeyed (verb) to Africa last month. (correct grammar, but rarely used in conversation)
- A journey (noun) of a thousand miles begins with a single step. (Chinese proverb.)
"Travel" can also be used as a noun or verb. It is a general concept that simply describes movement from one place to another:
- Car travel (noun) in Beijing can be frustrating.
- She gets sick when she travels (verb) by airplane.
- The piston doesn't have much travel (noun). (it does not move much before changing direction)
19 gennaio 2016
2
There isn't too much difference at least to me. Trip and Journey both mean going somewhere, Trips are generally shorter than a Journey. And a Journey is usually a trip that has meaning to a person or emotional attachment. Travel is the method used to go on a trip or journey but also can be general for going to more than one place or even to just say you are going somewhere. So like "I took a trip to the store" "I am going on a Journey to Paris" "I will be travelling all over Europe". I hope that helps!
19 gennaio 2016
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Inglese, Italiano, Russo, Spagnolo
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