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 #2 (permalink) Sat May 31, 2008 18:03 pm How to use upon |
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Hi Kekenkenny
The words 'on' and 'upon' are frequently interchangeable, but 'upon' tends to sound more formal.
There are also times when 'on' cannot replace 'upon'. For example, the word 'on' would sound quite odd as a replacement for 'upon' in the phrasal verb 'come upon'. And 'once upon a time' is a fixed expression, so you should not attempt to replace 'upon' with 'on'.
Why don't you write a few sentences of your own using 'upon', and then post them here for comment.
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| #3 (permalink) Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:42 am How to use upon |
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A few examples:
1. UPON BEING
2. UPON REACHING
3. UPON HEARING
4. UPON LEAVING
5. UPON ENTERING
6. UPON RECEIVING
7. UPON SEEING
8. UPON ARRIVING
9. UPON HAVING
10. UPON MAKING
11. UPON BINDING
12. UPON IMPROVING
13. UPON RETURNING
14. UPON TAKING
15. UPON DISCOVERING
16. UPON FINDING
17. UPON GETTING
18. UPON ASSUMING
19. UPON BECOMING
20. UPON ACHIEVING
21. UPON LEARNING
22. UPON MAINTAINING
23. UPON OPENING
24. UPON RELINQUISHING
25. UPON SHOWING
26. UPON UNDERSTANDING
Do you think all those could be replaced with "on", kekenkenny? |
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| #4 (permalink) Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:45 am How to use upon |
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And a few verb + upon collocations:
1 BASED UPON
2 DEPENDS UPON
3 CALLED UPON
4 DEPEND UPON
5 RELIED UPON
6 DEPENDING UPON
7 CALL UPON
8 RELY UPON
9 PLACED UPON
10 IMPOSED UPON
11 LOOKED UPON
12 DEPENDED UPON
13 CAME UPON
14 LOOK UPON
15 ACTED UPON
16 BUILT UPON
17 IS UPON
18 AGREED UPON
19 EMBARKED UPON
20 DECIDED UPON
21 FORCED UPON
22 DRAW UPON
23 SET UPON
24 COME UPON
25 BUILD UPON
26 FELL UPON
27 FOCUSED UPON
28 ACT UPON
29 TOUCHED UPON
30 PUT UPON
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| #5 (permalink) Sun Jun 01, 2008 3:37 am How to use upon |
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| Thank you for your both, for example, if we use force upon, Should we say: you cannot force upon me going out or you cannot force me going out or you cannot force on me going out? |
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| #6 (permalink) Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:13 am How to use upon |
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cannot force going out upon/on me
cannot force me to out |
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| #7 (permalink) Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:54 am How to use upon |
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| kekenkenny wrote: |
| Thank you for your both, for example, if we use force upon, Should we say: you cannot force upon me going out or you cannot force me going out or you cannot force on me going out? |
Hi,
In my book you can say
Your views cannot be forced upon others
Love cannot be forced upon one
But let's wait for Amy (AKA Yankee) to check the two examples, if they are right or not.  |
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| #8 (permalink) Sun Jun 01, 2008 16:08 pm How to use upon |
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| Molly wrote: |
| cannot force me to out |
Did you actually mean 'to out'? Or did you mean to write 'to go out'? 
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