inthemood  +  656970 Thu, 29 Jan 09 08:19 AM Do you guys find many differences between "journal" and "diary"? Rather than "keeping a journal" sounds fancier than "keeping a diary," what kind of aspect could kick in?  Usually a diary means that you jot down the events happened that day while a journal means that you write down your thoughts and feeling on something. Who merely writes down daily events without any thought on them? Then, we can call a diary a journal pretty much?  inthemood Joined on Sun, Mar 2 2008 New Member 17

	Avangi  +  657016 Thu, 29 Jan 09 09:12 AM In addition to being upper register, I've often thought of a journal as (sometimes) being restricted to one aspect of the writer's endeavors; that is, not necessarily his overall "personal" life. But I think there are also regional and cultural differences. Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,197 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier

	qiaohao  +  660498 Mon, 02 Feb 09 08:19 AM In a diary you can find pictures or short sentences and conversation if the writer imagine that the diary is his friend while journal is a passage on what had happened today qiaohao Joined on Sun, Feb 1 2009 new york New Member 13 My name is qiao hao, a english teacher in england I am twenty nine years old Sentences, Relationships, Friendships, Friends, Speaking, Chat, Conversational

	Avangi  +  660662 Mon, 02 Feb 09 12:01 PM Good point.  I've seen entries begin "Dear Diary," but never "Dear Journal." Avangi

	Avangi  +  661127 Mon, 02 Feb 09 09:13 PM I do. Avangi