Dear Horsa,
Thank you very much for your explanation. I understand you explanation.
I don't mean to offend you. But I do get confused by the two words. The following is from the dictionary:
transit:
the movement of goods or people from one place to another
transport (UStransportation):
to take goods or people from one place to another
There is an expression BRT(Bus Rapid Transit). Could you please explain why it is "transit" instead of "transportation"?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.
Jiang
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Originally Posted by Horsa  Not quite.
Transit is a noun and refers to the movement or passage itself. So an example might be - "The transit of Venus across the Sun is a very rare event."
It is countable - "There have been only two other such transits recorded."
Transit is often used with "in" - "The goods are in transit at present."
Transport can be a noun or a verb. As a noun it refers to a system or means of transport. So it refers to buses, ships, etc.
As a verb transport means "take to a different place". So - "The goods were transported by sea." |
transit, transport 
I'm not offended that easily. I have not heard of BRT possibly because I am British not American. There are many differences between British and American English. This seems to be one of them - judging by your dictionary definition. For me though, the term BRT would still seem to be talking about the movement and not the form of transport - rapid transit by bus.
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