[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by Francois

Hi,

I've just found out this forum, and it definitely looks promising to me!
I'm french, and I've been an English enthusiast for several years, mainly learning from books. I often missed a native speaker to answer usage questions, when to use one word or the other with similar meaning etc.
You can expect a great deal of post from me

Here are my first questions:
- what's the difference between "my speech went down rather well" and "my speech came across rather well" ?
- ... between "conceited" and "supercilious" ?
- ... between "hamper" and "hinder" ?
- ... between "sneer" and "spurn" ?
- ... between pull up/down/in/over (for a vehicle) ?

Thanks in advance!

FRC

Ron has done a good job with your questions. I just want to say that your English is excellent and comes across as quite polished. :wink: