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Taka Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

diary

My English-Japanese dictianary says:

When you write a diary...

is wrong, and it has to be:

When you write in a diary...

But in reality, is it true? Google shows many examples of 'write a diary'...so many that I'm not sure it's wrong...
  

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To write a diary - is to note down details on a day to day basis or a regular basis as though you are recording events that have happened during that particular day. To write in a diary - is the act of writing in a diary for that particular moment. You could be writing just anything.

— Benita

  • To write a diary - is to note down details on a day to day basis or a regular basis as though you are recording events that have happened during that particular day.
  • To write in a diary - is the act of writing in a diary for that particular moment.
  • You could be writing just anything.
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To write a diary - is to note down details on a day to day basis or a regular basis as though you are recording events that have happened during that particular day.

To write in a diary - is the act of writing in a diary for that particular moment. You could be writing just anything.
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TakaMy English-Japanese dictianary says:

When you write a diary...

is wrong, and it has to be:

When you write in a diary...

But in reality, is it true? Google shows many examples of 'write a diary'...so many that I'm not sure it's wrong...

A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes
by Richard Kostelanetz - Art - 2001 - 736 pages

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In my experience it's always been keep a diary and write in a diary.

CJ
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but we can write a blog Emotion: big smile
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Interesting. I would have said "keep a diary" too. But "write a diary" does seem to be quite common – on these "educational institution" sites, for instance:

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