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[jasonlulu_2000]

As students in a boarding school, we are likely to come across the emotion of homesickness.
Does the underlined part write naturally?
If not, how to put it naturally?

Thanks for your help!

Jason

[IanT]

Sounds reasonably natural to me.
Best wishes,
Ian
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[Tao]

[quote="jasonlulu_2000"]As students in a boarding school, we are likely to come across [u]the emotion of homesickness.[/u]
Does the underlined part write naturally?
If not, how to put it naturally?

Thanks for your help!

Jason[/quote]
"come across" the emotion sounds strange. As students in a boarding school, we are likely to experience the emotion of homesickness.
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[IanT]

"Come across" in British English, at least, has a broader meaning than "experience". It's more like "meet" or "encounter".

In this way the sentence leaves it open as to whether the homesickness we come across is our own or someone else's.

Hope helps,
Ian
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All my answers refer to British English.

www.EnglishSwearing.com - How to use all the bad words! ... and ... www.throdworld.com - Silly verses to make you happy.

You decide the price for both!

[Tao]

[quote="IanT"]"Come across" in British English, at least, has a broader meaning than "experience". It's more like "meet" or "encounter".

In this way the sentence leaves it open as to whether the homesickness we come across is our own or someone else's.

Hope helps,
Ian[/quote]

"Come across" has a different meaning than "experience". The sentence reads very differently with each.
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