Venture vs. Adventure

[good_man]

When to use venture or adventure? What is the difference between the
two?

[Murray Arnow]

Post by good_man
When to use venture or adventure? What is the difference between the
two?

Have you tried using an English dictionary?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/

[good_man]

Post by Murray Arnow

Post by good_man
When to use venture or adventure? What is the difference between the
two?

Have you tried using an English dictionary?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/

yes, but they don't tell me the difference between the use and how to
choose one of them.

[Dan S.]

Post by good_man

Post by Murray Arnow

Post by good_man
When to use venture or adventure? What is the difference between the
two?

Have you tried using an English dictionary?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/

yes, but they don't tell me the difference between the use and how to
choose one of them.

When you need a noun, use one. When you need a verb, use the other.

[good_man]

On Oct 24, 12:51 pm, Dan S.

Post by good_man

Post by Murray Arnow

Post by good_man
When to use venture or adventure? What is the difference between the
two?

Have you tried using an English dictionary?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/

yes, but they don't tell me the difference between the use and how to
choose one of them.

When you need a noun, use one.  When you need a verb, use the other.
--
Yours,
Dan S.
uinapologetic believer and most reverend on RSFC.

but my dictionary says both can be used as noun or verb.

[Dan S.]

Post by good_man
On Oct 24, 12:51 pm, Dan S.

Post by good_man

Post by Murray Arnow

Post by good_man
When to use venture or adventure? What is the difference between the
two?

Have you tried using an English dictionary?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/

yes, but they don't tell me the difference between the use and how to
choose one of them.

When you need a noun, use one.  When you need a verb, use the other.
--
Yours,
Dan S.
uinapologetic believer and most reverend on RSFC.

but my dictionary says both can be used as noun or verb.

Then, until you learn, use the verb form of venture, and the noun form
of adventure.

[good_man]

On Oct 24, 1:02 pm, Dan S.

Post by Dan S.

Post by good_man
On Oct 24, 12:51 pm, Dan S.

Post by good_man

Post by Murray Arnow

Post by good_man
When to use venture or adventure? What is the difference between the
two?

Have you tried using an English dictionary?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/

yes, but they don't tell me the difference between the use and how to
choose one of them.

When you need a noun, use one.  When you need a verb, use the other.
--
Yours,
Dan S.
uinapologetic believer and most reverend on RSFC.

but my dictionary says both can be used as noun or verb.

Then, until you learn, use the verb form of venture, and the noun form
of adventure.
--
Yours,
Dan S.
uinapologetic believer and most reverend on RSFC.- Hide quoted text -
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thanks but can I learn now?

[Fran Kemmish]

"good_man" <***@gmail.com> wrote in message news:5913b7df-b334-4bbd-9dcb-***@s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
On Oct 24, 12:51 pm, Dan S.

Post by good_man
yes, but they don't tell me the difference between the use and how to
choose one of them.

There really is very little difference between the two words. Nowadays
"venture" is more commonly used of a business activity or investment which
involves a certain amount of risk, while "adventure" is more commonly used
of a physical activity, such as mountain-climbing, or whitewater rafting.

Fran

[Nick Spalding]

Post by Fran Kemmish
On Oct 24, 12:51 pm, Dan S.

Post by good_man
yes, but they don't tell me the difference between the use and how to
choose one of them.

There really is very little difference between the two words. Nowadays
"venture" is more commonly used of a business activity or investment which
involves a certain amount of risk, while "adventure" is more commonly used
of a physical activity, such as mountain-climbing, or whitewater rafting.

You will probably get into a venture on purpose but an adventure may be
accidental.

[good_man]

Post by Nick Spalding

Post by Fran Kemmish
On Oct 24, 12:51 pm, Dan S.

Post by good_man
yes, but they don't tell me the difference between the use and how to
choose one of them.

There really is very little difference between the two words. Nowadays
"venture" is more commonly used of a business activity or investment which
involves a certain amount of risk, while "adventure" is more commonly used
of a physical activity, such as mountain-climbing, or whitewater rafting.

You will probably get into a venture on purpose but an adventure may be
accidental.
--
Nick Spalding
BrE/IrE

Thanks I was thinking the otherway around. Would it be fair to say
that to adventure means to venture expecting risks?

[Dan S.]

Post by good_man

Post by Nick Spalding

Post by Fran Kemmish
On Oct 24, 12:51 pm, Dan S.

Post by good_man
yes, but they don't tell me the difference between the use and how to
choose one of them.

There really is very little difference between the two words. Nowadays
"venture" is more commonly used of a business activity or investment which
involves a certain amount of risk, while "adventure" is more commonly used
of a physical activity, such as mountain-climbing, or whitewater rafting.

You will probably get into a venture on purpose but an adventure may be
accidental.
--
Nick Spalding
BrE/IrE

Thanks I was thinking the otherway around. Would it be fair to say
that to adventure means to venture expecting risks?

I'd say both imply risk.

[HVS]

Post by good_man
On Oct 24, 12:51 pm, Dan S.

Post by good_man

Post by Murray Arnow

Post by good_man
When to use venture or adventure? What is the difference
between the two?

Have you tried using an English dictionary?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/

yes, but they don't tell me the difference between the use and
how to choose one of them.

When you need a noun, use one.  When you need a verb, use the other.
--
Yours,
Dan S.
uinapologetic believer and most reverend on RSFC.

but my dictionary says both can be used as noun or verb.

I don't think there's a hard-and-fast grammatical rule, but I'd say
that in common usage, "adventure" is seldom used as a verb and
"venture", as a noun, is largely restricted to business/financial
undertakings.

[John Varela]

On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:56:06 -0400, good_man wrote
(in article

Post by good_man
but my dictionary says both can be used as noun or verb.

Or adjective. It might help to recall that there are venture
capitalists and adventure tourism.