Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 5 лет назад
came to mind
пришло на ум
came to mind
sprang to mind
Say the word "Australia" and a vision of beaches and blue seas immediately springs to mind.
....
it struck (someone) (that)
it occurred to (someone) (that)
hit [someone]
came to mind
hit me
А предложение можно?
+++Tatiana
Grumbler, SPRANG to mind
Lingvo says that both are acceptable. Is it wrong?
In my opinion, yes.
I think some Americans use it as a simple past. I think it sounds terrible