Itinerary vs. diary?

newmind · Sun Oct 09, 2005 22:59 pm *Itinerary vs. diary?*

Hi, what is the difference betweeen an itinerary and a diary?
Thanks in advance.
OM

katarzyna · Mon Oct 10, 2005 0:21 am *An itinerary and a diary*

*an itinerary is a proposed route of travel, a guidebook for travelers, an established line of travel or access
*diary is a personal journal (as a physical object), a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

I hope I could help:)

newmind · Mon Oct 10, 2005 0:35 am *Itinerary vs. diary?*

Hi Kataryzna,

Thank you for your explanation. What do you think does itinerary mean in the following sentence:

Unfortunately, my secretary has replaced my itinerary.

Regards
OM

katarzyna · Mon Oct 10, 2005 0:53 am *Itinerary vs. diary?*

newmind · Mon Oct 10, 2005 16:48 pm *Itinerary vs. diary*

Hi Katarzyna,

Thanks again for your answer. Actually, it should read 'misplaced' instead of 'replaced'. I still think an itinerary must be something like a diary. Please take a look at this sentence:

"Well, I seem to have misplaced my itinerary and need the name of my hotel so I can get a cab and take it to my hotel."

I mean, is an itinerary something physical, a book? If so, what is the difference between a calendar and an itinerary?

katarzyna · Mon Oct 10, 2005 19:40 pm *Diary - calendar - itinerary*

Hi Openmind:)

The speaker put IT in a wrong place and couldn’t find it.

‘Itinerary’ means here ‘a guidebook for travellers’ or a timetable of a visit in writing (used rather in a formal way).

Calendar shows dates; a diary may be a kind of a calendar to make, let’s say, business notes in it (your private notes). A diary is also a kind of a notebook in which you describe your personal thoughts and experiences day by day.

Look at the links with the photographs; I hope they will be helpful

itinerary http://www.finevoyages.com/sq.images/itinerary.jpg or http://www.nd.edu/~iep/itinerary.gif

diary http://images.google.pl/images?q=tbn:WhRiSLDzHZwJ:www.acutesoftware.com.au/images/diary-full.jpg
or http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/D.Jefferies/amj/nigeria-1951/page-from-amj-nigeria-diary-1951.jpg

calendar http://images.google.pl/images?q=tbn:IhZp8dGG5vYJ:www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Haskell_EL/calendar.gif

newmind · Mon Oct 10, 2005 21:04 pm *Itinerary vs. diary?*

Hello Kataryzna! Thank you a lot for your speedy reply with all these useful links and information. Now I'm getting a better picture of the meaning of the word itinerary. So, there are the following terms that more or less mean the same or at least are related to each other:

- itinerary
- calender
- timetable
- schedule
- diary
- journal
- log book

Maybe, there are even more?

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