Journal vs Diary?
Apr. 20th, 2004 07:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jaelieThings have calmed down a little bit at the office. We have internet now (yay!!), even though I had to catch up with over 200 emails (ick!).
I found an old journal of mine - the first entry is dated Jan 26, 1986, and the last entry is dated Jul 14, 1992. Heh. The diary of my high school days. I also found the journal my sophomore English teacher made us keep. It was a very amusing read. I wonder if I should try to type it up into a digital format to preserve it.... Though really, who wants to read the ramblings of a silly teenaged girl? Heh.
So what is the difference between a journal and a diary? Other than journal at least sounds more sophisticated....
jour·nal Pronunciation: 'j&r-n&l Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, service book containing the day hours, from Middle French, from journal, adjective, daily, from Latin diurnalis, from diurnus of the day, from dies day -- more at DEITY
1 b : an account of day-to-day events c : a record of experiences, ideas, or reflections kept regularly for private use
di·a·ry Pronunciation: 'dI-(&-)rE Function: noun
Etymology: Latin diarium, from dies day -- more at DEITY
1 : a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : JOURNAL; especially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings
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I found an old journal of mine - the first entry is dated Jan 26, 1986, and the last entry is dated Jul 14, 1992. Heh. The diary of my high school days. I also found the journal my sophomore English teacher made us keep. It was a very amusing read. I wonder if I should try to type it up into a digital format to preserve it.... Though really, who wants to read the ramblings of a silly teenaged girl? Heh.
So what is the difference between a journal and a diary? Other than journal at least sounds more sophisticated....
jour·nal Pronunciation: 'j&r-n&l Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, service book containing the day hours, from Middle French, from journal, adjective, daily, from Latin diurnalis, from diurnus of the day, from dies day -- more at DEITY
1 b : an account of day-to-day events c : a record of experiences, ideas, or reflections kept regularly for private use
di·a·ry Pronunciation: 'dI-(&-)rE Function: noun
Etymology: Latin diarium, from dies day -- more at DEITY
1 : a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : JOURNAL; especially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings
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