across / cross

[kohyoongliat]

I helped an old man cross / across the road.

Which word should I use or are both words correct?

[Harry Smith]

I helped an old man cross / across the road.

Which word should I use or are both words correct?

CROSS.

[Humble]

I think both are OK.

[Humble]

Hi,
We need a judge.

[BobK]

I think both are OK.

I helped a man [to] cross [verb] the road.

I helped a man [to walk] across [preposition] the road.

b

[angliholic]

I helped a man [to] cross [verb] the road.

I helped a man [to walk] across [preposition] the road.

b

My doubt is when we write or when it is a formal writing, could we still accept both as correct?

[BobK]

Yes - both perfectly correct in a formal context.

b

[kohyoongliat]

Thanks, all of you who have replied to my query.

I now know both 'cross' and 'across' are correct.