come across again

[Francois]

"I attended his lecture and he came over as quite knowledgeable"
"I think he came across as a bit of bore though"

Are 'come over/come across' interchangeable?

FRC

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by Francois

"I attended his lecture and he came over as quite knowledgeable"
"I think he came across as a bit of bore though"

Are 'come over/come across' interchangeable?

FRC

To me, 'came over' in that context is awkward. :(

EX: I don't know what came over him. (i.e. He's not behaving the way he usually behaves.)

:D

[Francois]

Yeah, I know that other meaning.
I came across (lol) the former here (Cambridge dict).
But you sometimes find strange things in dictionaries.

FRC

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by Francois

Yeah, I know that other meaning.
I came across (lol) the former here (Cambridge dict).
But you sometimes find strange things in dictionaries.

FRC

Apparently they're synonyms.

You live, you learn. :D

Thanx 8)

[Tdol]

They certainly are in British English.

[izabela]

Hi,

They are not synonyms in AE.

Let's wait for Mike to confirm it :)

Iza

Originally Posted by Francois

"I attended his lecture and he came over as quite knowledgeable"
"I think he came across as a bit of bore though"

Are 'come over/come across' interchangeable?

FRC

[Tdol]

Yet another difference.