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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Upon vs on

when to use UPON and when to use ON?
  

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Upon is an older and more stylized form of on , so use on unless you are singing 'It Came Upon the Midnight Clear' or using one of the other collocations in which it still appears.

  • Upon is an older and more stylized form of on , so use on unless you are singing 'It Came Upon the Midnight Clear' or using one of the other collocations in which it still appears.
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Upon is an older and more stylized form of on, so use on unless you are singing 'It Came Upon the Midnight Clear' or using one of the other collocations in which it still appears.

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