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I was on a travel today vs I was travelling today

The phrase 'I was traveling today' is correct, while 'I was on a travel today' isn't a common or correct construction in English. The correct phrase uses the gerund form 'traveling' to describe the action of traveling that occurred on a specific day.
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I was on a travel today

This phrase is not commonly used in English. 'On a travel' is not a standard expression to describe the act of traveling.

Instead of 'on a travel,' it is more appropriate to use 'travelling' as a gerund to indicate the action of traveling that took place on a particular day.

Alternatives:

  • I was travelling today
  • I traveled today
  • I went on a trip today
  • I journeyed today
  • I was on a journey today

I was travelling today

This phrase is the correct and commonly used way to express that someone was engaged in the act of traveling on a specific day.

Use 'I was travelling today' to indicate that you were in the process of traveling on the day in question.
  • Mar 14, 2024 ... I was travelling today to uk on my fiance visa from india to uk. India. My age is 19 year old.is it gonna be problem because in indian ...
  • Jan 18, 2021 ... I was travelling today from Hyderabad airport and felt very grateful and happy that RGIA - Hyderabad powered by Central Industrial Security ...
  • Dec 11, 2014 ... ... I was travelling today all day. It refused to come on and I'm unable to detect/solve the problem. Not even 7 months old , hardly used, has ...
  • Sep 30, 2019 ... Uncle Vanya tickets are on sale HERE. The timing of this really sucks for me – I was travelling today and I didn't get to look at the website ...
  • Apr 28, 2015 ... I was travelling today all day and I had written the post earlier in the day but somehow it got erased. I know such a bummer. I just sat ...
  • Aug 22, 2022 ... ... I was travelling today? He explained that my journey was to be disrupted, but I could take the Northern line, change onto the Central line ...
  • Sep 25, 2020 ... Hello I was travelling today 4 January 2021 to Belgium from London. The bus driver didn't let us( all the Belgian citizens)in because we ...
  • I was travelling today, so I did not fast. I considered fasting anyway, because I wanted to be part of the community, at least virtually – my Whatsapp right ...
  • Aug 9, 2023 ... On the bus I was travelling today. I peeked through a window and saw a hawker full of veggies. Good green veggies. The greens that could ...

Alternatives:

  • I traveled today
  • I went on a trip today
  • I journeyed today
  • I was on a journey today
  • I was on the move today

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