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'Collected' doesn't always mean being put together, but if that's how you're using it then 'together' isn't needed.
You could refer to a group of children being collected together, meaning all picked up at the same time. Or talk about people in church saying the collect together. Or if you're keen on stamps and stickers you could order the latter by post and therefore collect both together.
Mum collected a bag of goodies - implies, from somewhere else. Mum collected a bagful of goodies - implies the same, but could mean she collected the contents from various sources. Mum gathered together a bagful of goodies - implies she sourced the items that went into a bag. As heather said, she didn't gather the bag.
I was editing a story today and I changed one line dozens of times until I was happy with it. Then I checked and it was the same as my original version.
Where the flying fishes play and the sun comes up like thunder . . .
...out of China 'cross the bay
My dad used to launch into that song just because he could, with no prompting whatsoever. Actually, he used to launch into song at any time at all, just for the joy of it.
As a result of this thread, I went to physio singing The Road to Mandalay to Mr Bear in the car. He got his revenge on the way home, and I can confirm for posterity that there is a more annoying song to have stuck in your head than that one. And the winner is (people of a nervous disposition, look away now): Gilbert O'Sullivan's Ooh Wackado Wackaday.
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But I don't think that's what you meant.
You could refer to a group of children being collected together, meaning all picked up at the same time. Or talk about people in church saying the collect together. Or if you're keen on stamps and stickers you could order the latter by post and therefore collect both together.
Mum collected together a bag of goodies for Grandma and off we set.
So put together would be better anyway, IMO.
Or collected a bagful of goodies.
Eureka!
Mum collected a bagful of goodies - implies the same, but could mean she collected the contents from various sources.
Mum gathered together a bagful of goodies - implies she sourced the items that went into a bag. As heather said, she didn't gather the bag.
Sorry, heather, you've been trumped!
As usual, you led me to the correct solution.
What stars!
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Then I checked and it was the same as my original version.
(Well, someone had to.)
My dad used to launch into that song just because he could, with no prompting whatsoever. Actually, he used to launch into song at any time at all, just for the joy of it.
And while I was asking the OH if he knew the next bit, I remembered that Rudyard Kipling wrote 'the dawn comes up like thunder".
My daughter then got out her I-phone and looked it up and recited the whole song- the wonders of modern technology!
Never mind flying, it's driving me up the wall!