Itasan  +  169351 Tue, 13 Dec 05 05:35 AM 'a small book which has spaces for each day of the year and which you usually carry in your pocket' 1. appointment book; calendar - AmE? 2. diary - BrE? Thank you. Itasan Joined on Wed, May 11 2005 Japan Full Member 402

	goldmund  +  169465 Tue, 13 Dec 05 02:23 PM Dear Itasan, It is a «diary» in British English. I do not know what American people say. Kind regards, Goldmund goldmund Joined on Fri, Jun 10 2005 Regular Member 581 «Tout homme peut dire véritablement; mais dire ordonnément, prudemment et suffisamment, peu d'hommes le peuvent.» - Michel de Montaigne Regards, British English

	Itasan  +  169667 Wed, 14 Dec 05 04:02 AM Thank you very much, everybody. You call 'a book in which you record what happens to you everyday' a diary too, right? Itasan

	Danyoo  +  169767 Wed, 14 Dec 05 10:02 AM In the U.S. books like that are usually called a log.  An expense log.  A computer log.  An activity log.  You enter the details of all records.  The diary usually means the book a person keeps to record his/her private feelings -- as in Ann Frank's dairy. Danyoo

	MrPedantic  +  170040 Thu, 15 Dec 05 07:39 AM  Itasan wrote: Thank you very much, everybody. You call 'a book in which you record what happens to you everyday' a diary too, right? Hello Itasan Yes; in BrE, a diary can be either the pocket book in which you keep details of appointments, etc., or your personal record of your day-to-day activities. ("Got up. Had breakfast. Abluted. Shaved. Got dressed...") MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,592 ...opella forensis / adducit febris...