Journal / diary

[Simon]

No: HPFGUIDX 6664

I wrote: "I was going to say how I was still struggling to find any of the
merchandise that I liked and then I saw the Hedwig Journal (link above).
Just leaving me with the question: what do they mean by journal?"

Heidi replied: "Journal = blank book to write in - I assume they are calling
them Journals and not Diaries because (a) they don't have dates in them, and
(b) they are trying to market them to boys & girls (and grownups?) and I
assume teenage boys just don't buy diaries, right?"

This is odd. I have more problems with the idea of a journal than a diary. A
journal to me suggests something in which you keep a record of things you
have done, but a diary can just be something to keep a list of appointments
or contact details in.

I do have a diary that is for keeping timetables or appointments in. However
I just use it to keep a pile of paper in, on which I write all my
appointments, have a copy of my timetable, write shopping lists and to keep
track of contact details for friends (not to mention a list of fan fiction
worth reading). I do this because I cannot be bothered to change over to a
new diary each year - so having all the details on removable bits of paper
just means that I have to move these bits from one diary to the next each
year!


Simon