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picking vs collecting

English translation: perhaps a question of evidence?

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English term or phrase:picking vs collecting
Selected answer:perhaps a question of evidence?
Entered by: B D Finch

10:06 Mar 25, 2010
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Botany
English term or phrase: picking vs collecting
In particular deliberate picking, collecting, uprooting or destruction and keeping, transport and sale must be prohibited.

What is the difference between 'picking' and 'collecting' in this context?

Thank you!
DTSM
Local time: 01:05
perhaps a question of evidence?
Explanation:
It could be difficult to prove that somebody had picked a fruit or a flower, as they might argue that it was already lying, unattached, on the ground. If it is prohibited to collect such material, then that would not be a defence. Also, it would cover activities such as beating trees for nuts/olives etc. where fruit is collected as it falls onto a sheet on the ground. Plus, it would cover somebody receiving material that somebody else had picked.
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 00:05
Grading comment
Thank you, ladies! B D Finch's explanation seems more convincing to me.
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3 +6perhaps a question of evidence?
B D Finch
3 +5the indended usage
Maria Fokin


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
the indended usage


Explanation:
for example:

picking flowers to put in a vase and then thrown out

collecting flowers/plants to be dried and stored or displayed

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Note added at 14 mins (2010-03-25 10:20:37 GMT)
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typo: intended

Maria Fokin
Italy
Local time: 00:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Maria!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Knowles
3 mins
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agree  George C.
7 mins
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agree  juvera
21 mins
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agree  Rolf Keiser
1 hr
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agree  Suzan Hamer: That makes sense.
10 hrs
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
perhaps a question of evidence?


Explanation:
It could be difficult to prove that somebody had picked a fruit or a flower, as they might argue that it was already lying, unattached, on the ground. If it is prohibited to collect such material, then that would not be a defence. Also, it would cover activities such as beating trees for nuts/olives etc. where fruit is collected as it falls onto a sheet on the ground. Plus, it would cover somebody receiving material that somebody else had picked.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 00:05
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you, ladies! B D Finch's explanation seems more convincing to me.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you! You've made a good point there.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephanie Ezrol: those types of prohibitions are seen in US national parks
36 mins
  -> Thanks Stephanie
agree  Maria Fokin: yes, collecting something already on the ground versus picking something that is still growing is defnitely another possible intepretation - it is a matter of context
49 mins
  -> Thanks Maria
agree  warren: Compared to the text this seems to fit.
6 hrs
  -> Thanks warren
agree  Alexandra Taggart: "Picking" works for both: breaking a stem AND gethering. So, the offender wouldn't get away with it in either case.
8 hrs
  -> Thanks Alexandra. However, "picking", in the context of plants, does mean physically separating the part being picked from the plant, not gathering from the ground.
agree  Christine Andersen
21 hrs
  -> Thanks Christine
agree  Anna Herbst
1 day 17 hrs
  -> Thanks Anna
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