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ESL forum > Ask for help > what is the difference between ´all together ´ ´altogether ´? or is there a difference?    

what is the difference between ´all together ´ ´altogether ´? or is there a difference?



remziye
Turkey

what is the difference between ´all together ´ ´altogether ´? or is there a difference?
 
Dear Collegues,
Could you please help me on this matter?
Thanks in advance...

16 Jan 2012      





Apodo
Australia

Altogether is an adverb meaning entirely, completely.
 
Alll together means ´in a group ´  The children were all together at the park.
 
Altogether” is an adverb meaning “completely,” “entirely.” For example: “When he first saw the examination questions, he was altogether baffled.” “All together,” in contrast, is a phrase meaning “in a group.” For example: “The wedding guests were gathered all together in the garden.” Undressed people are said in informal speech to be “in the altogether” (perhaps a shortening of the phrase “altogether naked” ).

16 Jan 2012