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Travel versus Travelling #1 (permalink) Mon Aug 14, 2006 16:51 pm   Travel versus Travelling
 

Dear teachers,

In class, I wrote:

a.The job requires a lot of travel.
b. Travel expenses.

But my teacher fixed as follows:

c.The job requires a lot of traveling.
d.Travelling expenses.

Please explain me the difference btw "travel" and "travelling".

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Travel and travelling #2 (permalink) Mon Aug 14, 2006 17:34 pm   Travel and travelling
 

And I like travelling after a lot of, but travel expense or travelling expenses both seem fine to me but at the same time I prefer travelling expenses. To tell the truth, I hesitate a bit Very Happy
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Travel and travelling #3 (permalink) Mon Aug 14, 2006 17:44 pm   Travel and travelling
 

Hi Quoc

Apparently the British like to say "travelling expenses".

In American English it would be correct to say "travel expenses".

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Travel and travelling #4 (permalink) Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:19 am   Travel and travelling
 

Dear teachers,

A job requires a lot of travel is told by Americans?

A job requires a lot of traveling is told by Britishes?

They're both the same meaning?
Tung Quoc

PS: Can I use "Britishes" for "British people"?Is there "the" in front of "Americans" and " American people"?I say American or the American or Americans or the Americans or American people or the American people?
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Travel and travelling #5 (permalink) Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:11 am   Travel and travelling
 

Hi Quoc

I've written my corrections and answers in blue in the quote:
tung quoc wrote:
The job requires a lot of travel / traveling would be said by Americans? Yes

The job requires a lot of travelling would be said by "Brits"? Yes, but I assume the British would have no problem also using the word travel in this sentence.
"the British" = "British people" = (the) "Brits" (informal)


Spelling difference:
British English: travelling (the "L" is doubled)
American English: traveling (the "L" is not doubled)


They're both the same meaning? Yes
Tung Quoc

PS: Can I use "Britishes" for "British people"? NO

Is there "the" in front of "Americans" and " American people"? Americans = all of the American people in general

"the Americans" = usually means specific people, but could also mean the American people in general.


I say American only as an adjective

or the American Yes, one specific American person

or Americans or the Americans Americans = the American people

or American people possible, but awkward

or the American people possible, but not as commonly used as "Americans"
?

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