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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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would it be correct to say DEPENDING upon or DEPENDANT on how busy we are.
  

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Hi, would it be correct to say DEPENDING upon or DEPENDANT on how busy we are. The word is spelled 'dependent', not 'dependant'. In my experience, 'depending (up)on' is much more common in examples like yours.

  • Hi, would it be correct to say DEPENDING upon or DEPENDANT on how busy we are.
  • The word is spelled 'dependent', not 'dependant'.
  • In my experience, 'depending (up)on' is much more common in examples like yours.
  • Clive
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Hi,

would it be correct to say DEPENDING upon or DEPENDANT on how busy we are.

The word is spelled 'dependent', not 'dependant'.

In my experience, 'depending (up)on' is much more common in examples like yours.

Clive

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