travel "long distances" or "a long distance"

[sunsunmoon]

Traveling long distances by car can be extremely boring, at least for the passengers.
(From http://www.ehow.com/how_2214501_install-portable-dvd-player-car.html)

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Would it be okay to say a long distance instead? Can it also be boring to travel one long distance?
(I know what singular and plural are, of course.)

 

[5jj]

Yes.

 

[sunsunmoon]

Is "long distances" preferable in the context? If it is, could you explain why?

 

[5jj]

Is "long distances" preferable in the context? If it is, could you explain why?

Come, come, sunsunmoon. You said in your first post that you knew about singular and plural.

A cow give us milk.
Cows give us milk.

A long trip can be boring.
Long trips can be boring.

Travelling a long distance can be boring
Travelling long distances can be boring.

 

[sunsunmoon]

5JJ,

I knew about singular and plural, but I wasn't quite sure why you preferred one to the other in that context. I'm wondering if I shouldn't have said, "I know what singular and plural are," then. I apologize for not making myself understood well.