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Dec 22, 2010 · English, AE/Spanish-Mexico. Dec 23, 2010. #6. JamesM said: I agree. I would tend to say "they've been sitting next to each other" not "they've been sitting together". "Sitting together" gives me the impression they are sitting side by side on the same bench. Interesting. I guess it is all in how the mind works.
May 22, 2020 · The Newt said: I think "join it together" is better. "Let's join together" is potentially ambiguous, because it doesn't clearly state that the two of you are joining something else, rather than joining together with each other. Got it! Thank you so much for your clear explanation, The Newt.
Jul 9, 2011 · mariposita said: Pull oneself together implies that you are using your internal resources and fortitude to reconstitute yourself in a fairly sudden manner. Put oneself together seems more like reconstructing yourself piece by piece. Sometimes we say, put the pieces back together, after some life-shattering event:
Dec 3, 2012 · Interesting question since all three mean, more or less, the same thing. "Get together" implies an informal relationship, e.g. "getting together" at the local pub. "Come together," implies something of a spiritual agreement in the context of a gathering, e.g. a religious service. We use "assemble" for formal gatherings of politicians, warriors ...
Mar 11, 2010 · Senior Member. Columbia, SC. English - US. Apr 8, 2010. #6. I think, "taken together" is used of two or more things, and "taken all together" of more than two things. Grammatically, "taken" is a participle modifying whatever things you're talking about. For instance, in post 1, "taken" modifies "these influences."
Sep 4, 2015 · English - England. Sep 4, 2015. #2. The first two work because the nouns are joined by and. This is how "go well together" works. The things that go well together form the subject of "to go well together." The third one does not work because you are using the subject and object of "destroy". You cannot use " go well together" to refer to both a ...
Oct 20, 2010 · American English. Oct 20, 2010. #3. pull it back together -- get everything back together (reassemble your reality, in this case) in order to be able to do something or move forward with your life. Edit: Nunty's suggestion is good. R.
Jun 17, 2016 · British English. Jun 17, 2016. #3. I don't find "shall we have dinner together" natural, unless the other person is also going for dinner, or about to do the same thing whatever it is. Then you might say 'Let's have dinner together!'. An invitation would be 'Will you have dinner with me?' or 'Why don't you come and have dinner with me.
Jan 14, 2013 · français - France. Jan 14, 2013. #2. Here is what I found in the Urban Dictionary: Being a 'together' person can mean having well-organised ideas, or being sensible and confident, usually used in the negative sense. Perhaps you could say: une personne bien dans sa peau. (= équilibrée)
Jan 19, 2020 · 2) from the web. When the subjects are connected by, 'as well as', 'together with', 'in addition to', the verb agrees with the nearer one. The girl together with the boy sings well. (sing is nearer to boy which is in singular) I can give the sites addresses if asked. Thank you so much in advance.
