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 #2 (permalink) Sat Mar 11, 2006 20:40 pm Excursion |
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| An excursion is an outing or a day trip made for pleasure (a picnic, for example). |
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| #3 (permalink) Sat Nov 08, 2008 2:35 am Meaning of excursion |
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Dear Tearchers
Can you explain the difference between "excursion" and "tour"?
Thank you
Thu
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| #4 (permalink) Sat Nov 08, 2008 9:30 am Meaning of excursion |
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Hi Thunu,
I would suggest:
'Excursion' is a journey/trip to a place of interest coming back on the same day.
'Tour' generally is visiting several places of interest over a period of days/weeks.
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| #5 (permalink) Fri Nov 20, 2009 16:21 pm Meaning of excursion |
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Dear Alan
Thank you so much for this clear explanation. |
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| #6 (permalink) Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:11 am Meaning of excursion |
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I have a question about tour? For your explanation, you said " tour" generally is visiting several places of interest over a period of days/weeks. Then, why we usualy say "join the local tour"? I am confused.
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| #7 (permalink) Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:32 am Meaning of excursion |
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Hello,
Welcome to the site. The sentence you have quoted : | Quote: | | join the local tour |
would suggest to me that you join a group of people who are being escorted/shown round a town or city by a guide. In other words a tour can be visiting places over a period of time and it could also mean as I have suggested going round one place of interest on one day. In the UK there are several stately homes of historical interest which you can visit. Usually you pay your entrance fee and then wait with other visitors until there are enough people for a guide to take you on a tour around the building.
Hope that helps.
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| #8 (permalink) Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:54 am Meaning of excursion |
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| As far as I understand making this test the difference between the trip and excursion is that we can have a picnic during the exursion? If I`m not right correct me please. By the way it`s so interesting to discover how the words work together. Dear language coaches, thanks for your wonderful voyages across The Language Ocean!!! :-) |
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| #9 (permalink) Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:43 am Meaning of excursion |
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Hello DIna,
You could in fact have a picnic on an excursion because it is essentially out and back on the same day just for pleasure.
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