I can never know for sure which word to use outside foresting and foraging.

I've always thought them to be interchangeable most of the time.

However, when it comes to berries or fruit we use **gather** and can't use **collect**. And when speak we about items or stuff like coins we use **collect**.

What about these cases:

* I need to gather/collect information.
* If you gather/collect everyone we will start the meeting.
* He went there to gather/collect junk.

So, in which case do we use **collect** and in which **gather**?