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 #2 (permalink) Thu Apr 01, 2004 10:24 am Collect |
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Hi,
Not a great deal of difference - collect is perhaps more literal. Collect books but gather information.
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| #3 (permalink) Fri May 12, 2006 11:36 am Difference between collect and gather |
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| Hi! I think I agree with Mr. Alan. To me, collect is more specific. I have a question though. We say, "I will collect your payment." but I don't think we say, "I will gather your payment." Is there another reason for this besides that "collect" is more literal? |
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| #4 (permalink) Fri May 12, 2006 17:06 pm Difference between collect and gather |
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| chocolatee wrote: |
| Hi! I think I agree with Mr. Alan. To me, collect is more specific. I have a question though. We say, "I will collect your payment." but I don't think we say, "I will gather your payment." Is there another reason for this besides that "collect" is more literal? |
"Gather" usually means to assemble many things (or people) in one place. "Collect" has a lot of other meanings, such as the one you described on bill collection. A dictionary would help here. Generally, I think of "collect" as meaning that you get or assemble things in order to keep them, such as when people collect coins or collect payments.
Both words have some rather surprising meanings, however, and I think you should check a good English-to-English dictionary to get a better understanding of them. |
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