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Old 10-Jan-2008, 08:48
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Hi teachers,

I would like to know the difference of these two sentences, if there is any.

A four day trip

A trip of four days

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The second - 'a trip of four days' - is possible but in most situations is very unlikely to be used by a native speaker. It feels awkward and uncomfortable.
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