Correct spelling

journeys

Correct spelling, explanation: journeys entered English directly from an Old French word jornee, which used to mean a day’s work or a day’s travel. However, the origin of the word journeys can be found in the Latin words diurnus and diurnum, which could be translated as a daily portion. Today the word journeys is a plural form of the noun journey.

Definition of journeys:
1. noun (plural) – traveling from one place to another, usually in some kind of a vehicle,
She loves going on long journeys.
2. noun (plural) – our experiences,
Life consists of a number of journeys and some of them are extremely difficult.

Collocations with journeys:
Some common collocations include: long journeys, car journeys, overnight journeys;
He doesn’t mind going on long journeys.
I definitely prefer car journeys to bus or train journeys.
I usually choose overnight journeys as there is less traffic than during the day.


Incorrect spelling

journies

Incorrect spelling, explanation: a common mistake in the word journeys is spelling it as journies, which is wrong. It is true that often when a singular noun ends in -y, we change it to -i and then add the -es ending while forming a plural form. However, the rule applies only when there is a consonant before the -y letter and in the case of journeys there is a vowel and because of that, the only correct plural form is journeys and not journies.