"I am from ..." or "I come from ..."

[Richard]

Can the phrase "I come from somewhere" be used instead of the phrase "I am from somewhere"?
My answer is "No". Am I right?
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[Richard]

No replies! So weird!
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[Bagheera]

I disagree, I think they are synonyms. And where is our teacher?
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[Mordant]

They are the same, but the trouble is that they're both ambiguous. lol They can refer to place of origin or where you live currently.

[Bagheera]

Which one is more common?
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[Cristina.ro]

Hi Richard,

I always thought the two are equivalent, but tend to use I come from more, just because I live in a foreign country. For this reason it sounds clearer to me somehow, that my country of origin is a different one from the one I live in.

:-)
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[Mordant]

They are equally frequent.

[Bagheera]

THANKS!!!
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[Richard]

Thank you all.
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