Together/altogether
Are these sentences correct:
1) He gave ten dollars to John, Pete and Tom together.
2) Altogether, he gave ten dollars to John, Pete and Tom.
Do they mean the same?
I don't think they do. In '1' he gave a lump sum to the three of them. In '2', he might have distributed the money (for instance he could have given 2 to John, 5 to Pete and 3 to Tom).
I don't think one could use '2' instead of '1'. He might have indeed given ten dollars to the three of them, but then 'altogether' would imply that he paid the money in instalments. '2' is saying that the sum of money paid was ten dollars, but there should be a reason why one is talking about the sum.
Am I correct?
Gratefully,
Navi
Top answer
1) He gave ten dollars to John, Pete and Tom together. If you said this to me, I'd reply 'Sorry ,I don't know what you mean'. 2) Altogether, he gave ten dollars to John, Pete and Tom.
- 1) He gave ten dollars to John, Pete and Tom together.
- If you said this to me, I'd reply 'Sorry ,I don't know what you mean'.
- 2) Altogether, he gave ten dollars to John, Pete and Tom.
- The total amount of money he gave was $10.
- We don't know how much he gave to each person.
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1) He gave ten dollars to John, Pete and Tom together. If you said this to me, I'd reply 'Sorry ,I don't know what you mean'.
2) Altogether, he gave ten dollars to John, Pete and Tom. The total amount of money he gave was $10. We don't know how much he g
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