diff --git a/spec/CollectionSpec.php b/spec/CollectionSpec.php
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--- a/spec/CollectionSpec.php
+++ b/spec/CollectionSpec.php
@@ -323,9 +323,9 @@ describe("Collection", function() {
 
     });
 
-    describe("raw", function() {
+    describe("plain", function() {
 
-        it("returns the raw data", function() {
+        it("returns the plain array", function() {
 
             $data = [
                 'key1' => 'one',
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ describe("Collection", function() {
                 'key3' => 'three'
             ];
             $collection = new Collection($data);
-            expect($collection->raw())->toBe($data);
+            expect($collection->plain())->toBe($data);
 
         });
 
diff --git a/src/Collection.php b/src/Collection.php
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--- a/src/Collection.php
+++ b/src/Collection.php
@@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ class Collection implements \ArrayAccess, \Iterator, \Countable
     }
 
     /**
-     * Gets the raw array value of the `Collection`.
+     * Returns the `$_data` attribute of the collection.
      *
-     * @return array Returns an "unboxed" array of the `Collection`'s value.
+     * @return array
      */
-    public function raw()
+    public function plain()
     {
         return $this->_data;
     }
BC Break rename the `raw()` method to `plain()`.