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]

"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.)

 

[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]

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. :shock:

You live, you learn.

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

"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.;-)