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Travel, Journey, Trip an...　by Cynthia - 2010/03/29(Mon) 20:47 No.282

Travel, Journey, Trip and Voyage - Differences in meaning

Travel means traveling in general.

* Travel is my passion.

The plural form travels is used to refer to long journeys especially to other countries.

* Is he back from his travels?

Journey

A journey is a piece of traveling.

* Did you have a good journey?

Trip

A trip is a return journey. It also refers to the activity which is the reason for the journey.

* He is on a business trip.

A long sea journey is often called a voyage.

No Title　by Joane - 2010/03/26(Fri) 19:50 No.281

Inversion

We put an auxiliary verb before the subject of a clause in several different structures. This is called inversion. Consider the statement She is coming with us, in which the subject she precedes the auxiliary is. In the corresponding YES/NO question Is she coming with us?, the auxiliary is comes before the subject she.

Note that inversion does not occur in indirect questions.

* I don't know if she is coming with me. (NOT I don't know if is she coming me?)

Inversion may also occur in certain other circumstances.
With may

In wishes, may often comes before the subject.

* May God bless you.
* May all your dreams come true.

After words like scarcely, hardly, seldom, little, never, rarely etc.

* Little did he realize the danger he faced.
* Never have I seen such a mess.

Sometimes a negative adverb or adverbial expression comes at the beginning of a clause for emphasis. It is usually followed by an auxiliary verb + subject.

* Under no circumstances can we cash cheques.

Ellipsis　by Joane - 2010/03/26(Fri) 00:07 No.280

We often leave out words to avoid repetition or in other cases when the meaning can be understood without them. This is called ellipsis.

* Nice day, isn’t it? (= It is a nice day, isn’t it?)

* Seems we have a problem. (= It seems we have a problem.)

* Seen Ann? (= Have you seen Ann?)

* Doesn’t know what she is talking about. (= She doesn’t know what she is talking about.)

Using"over"4　by Celeste - 2010/03/24(Wed) 18:09 No.279

1. over as 'extra'

As an adverb 'over is used to show something is extra or not used:

'Do you have any money left over from your trip to New York.'

2. over as 'finished'

As an adjective 'over' can be used to mean 'finished':

'What time will the game be over?'

3. over as 'again'

As a adverb over can mean 'again' or 'repeatedly':

'I burnt the dinner, I'll have to do it over.'

4.over as 'feeling better'

We use it as a preposition to show that we are physically or mentally better after an illness or bad experience:

'I was sick all last night, but think I'm getting over it.'

Using "over" ...　by Janice - 2010/03/23(Tue) 18:11 No.278

1. over as 'during'

During something, or while doing something:

'I'll read the report over the weekend.'

2.over as 'control'

In control of or instructing someone or something:

'The government keeps control over what is reported in the newspapers.'

3.over as 'connected with'

'Over' is used when referring to a cause of interest or discussion:

'There was a lot of discussion over who should get the job.'

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