In the name of God Hello! *The train went slower and slower until it stopped altogether.* (completely)
*I don't altogether agree with you.* (completely, in every way) *I am not altogether happy about the decision.* (completely, in every way) *It was an altogether different situation. *(completely) *You owe me £68 altogether. *(in total) *The food was good and we loved the music. Altogether it was a great evening. *(entirely, used to introduce a summary when you have mentioned a number of different things) Regards Elham On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 10:30 PM, Josney Faryj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > *Altogether / all together* > > > > > > Altogether and all together do not mean the same thing. > > > > Altogether means 'in total' or (in British English) 'completely': > > > > We have invited fifty people altogether. > > I am not altogether convinced by this argument. > > > > All together means 'all in one place' or 'all at once': > > > > Can you put your books all together in this box? > > Let's sing 'Happy Birthday'. All together now! > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
