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Sun Mar 12, 2006 14:40 pm Trip vs. journey |
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Hi Eire, Tour means travelling from one place to another with the purpose of visiting various places and in the end coming back to where you started. Expedition is a journey undertaken by a group of people (organized company) with a definite objective (accomplishing a specific purpose). Outing is a short pleasure trip usually lasting no more than a day. Trip is a journey for some purpose, usually including the return. Excursion is a day trip made for pleasure, usually by a group of people. Journey indicates a trip of considerable length, mainly by land, for business or pleasure, a return is not necessarily indicated. JOURNEY may indicate a long distance or a short one travelled regularly (daily journey to work, for example). Hope this helps. Daniela _________________ English Language Learning Online
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Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:00 am Help |
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Well, I'm new at the forum... I need some help with this problem to know the right option.
"While we are in London we'll be going on a guided ___ of the tower of London."
A)tour B)trip C)view
Well, thanks and sorry for my poor English. Greetings! Fer |
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fernandaLP New Member
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Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:34 am Difference between tour, expedition, outing, trip, excursion |
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Which word do you think is correct?. |
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canadian45 I'm here quite often ;-)
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Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:37 am Difference between tour, expedition, outing, trip, excursion |
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Well, I think the right word could be "tour", but I really don?t know...  |
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fernandaLP New Member
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Sun Nov 05, 2006 4:41 am Difference between tour, expedition, outing, trip, excursion |
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| Yes, "tour" is correct. |
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canadian45 I'm here quite often ;-)
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Sun Nov 05, 2006 5:52 am Difference between tour, expedition, outing, trip, excursion |
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oh! really? Well, can you tell me why tour is correct? Sorry for the nuisances...
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fernandaLP New Member
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Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:25 am Difference between tour, expedition, outing, trip, excursion |
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When you go to a specific site, like the Tower of London, and someone escorts you around that place and tells you about that place, it's called taking a guided tour of the place.
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canadian45 I'm here quite often ;-)
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