Should we use on, or upon in the following sentence?

I remember the story just a few years ago when I investigated the incident it was based on.

In this particular case, it make no difference. If you’re one of those who feels that whenever you have the option of two words of unequal lengths, indistinguishable in meaning, that you should always choose the shorter of the two, then the choice is clear.

When you learn to use on and upon at a a minimum, there are many places where you can’t use upon or upon. Is there actually a place where the reverse is true that you can use on and must upon? (and why cannot you use this to the advantage of such a thing?

Within phrasal verbs (on) there are numerous non-verbal formulaic constructs associated with upon. One such place is with phrasal verbs involving upon. How did Scott write Tales

• of Grandfather #1st

  • Ser. In the Year 1827? viii, To come upon him suddenly and by night.
  • 1832 Tennyson Lady of Shalott, in Poems (new ed.) 15 ‘The curse is come upon me,’ cried The Lady of Shalott.
  • 1886 J. McCarthy & R. C. Praed Right Hon’ble III. xxviii. Is she now that something subtler..lay at the root.
  • Tite of Edinb Mag 1850 Ct., 1646 Tait’s mag. 1787. Dec. 25th 2013: What is your opinion.? If the Lord wanted me to pay up they might come upon me upon afterward. 725/2
  • 1820 Examiner No. 637. Is that possible? 414/2 She came upon us by surprise.
  • Is it a lie? * 16 154/1 The travellers soon came upon a village, where they learned that their homes were not of the same class as any other.
  • 1865 J W. Carlyle Lett. III.. I came upon Geraldine in Cheyne Row.

• In 1858 E.

  • H. Sears Athanasia IV., and in 1855 E. O. Demarco-Barr. The church!had fallen upon the belief that he was soon to appear again. 297 The faithful prayed one day and then in repentance feared the worst.
  • How can you fall upon an enemy?

• To set upon (1875) (to attack, assail, fall violently

  • upon), Jowett Plato (ed. (Katsa) (Coming to me) For the fact I am a cheater, I. 356 This is the reason why my three accusers have set upon me. 2

• To stand upon

  • 1854 Poultry Chron. At 2206 “Faint heart ne’er won fair lady” is a good motto to stand upon.
  • E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham III. xii. Description 1828. 209 Lady Glanville was a woman of the good old school, and stood somewhat upon forms and ceremonies. This was her first article and many other.
  • Civil War of 1889 : ‘M.A.A.’ : ‘M.A.’ Gray’ Reproach of Annesley I. ii. i. Gray’ Reproach of Annesley I. i. i. Gray’ Reproach of Annesley I. i. i. Gray’ Reproach of I. ii. 145 tu stand upon a fanciful punctilio.
  • D. H. Barrett under a strange mask 1889 x. 2 We were real friends, and only stood on ceremony in our business relations.

• June 17th, 1996 Daily Express, 1

  • mars. I’ve encountered Dolores in an interview, and I’ve heard very little about Dolores, except for her true motivation. She worked hard and had a heartbreak.
  • Observer 18 Sept. I. 2005 23/3 Wallace’s..poor put-upon dog, Gromit..Never done on a dog so much by people in court. Her own, just a page of people putting up on her.

• upon a wind (a nautical word)

  • 1810 Scott Let. 18 Mar. to 10 Mar. 2018. (1932) II.313 I would..endavour to go as the sailors express it upon a wind i.e. sea turbulence. How can I carry my own life in my own way?
  • 1846 H. Raikes Life Sir J. Brenton 333 Every ship made all the sail she could carry upon a wind. The wind. (f.e. and rain)

• Once upon (a time)

  • 1854 Poe The Raven Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Once upon
  • a time, there lived; Once upon an
  • autumn eve, a wounded knight named Sieur Luc…

Should we use on, or upon in the following sentence?

I remember the story just a few years ago when I investigated the incident it was based on.

In this particular case, it make no difference. If you’re one of those who feels that whenever you have the option of two words of unequal lengths, indistinguishable in meaning, that you should always choose the shorter of the two, then the choice is clear.

When you learn to use on and upon at a a minimum, there are many places where you can’t use upon or upon. Is there actually a place where the reverse is true that you can use on and must upon? (and why cannot you use this to the advantage of such a thing?

Within phrasal verbs (on) there are numerous non-verbal formulaic constructs associated with upon. One such place is with phrasal verbs involving upon. How did Scott write Tales

• of Grandfather #1st

  • Ser. In the Year 1827? viii, To come upon him suddenly and by night.
  • 1832 Tennyson Lady of Shalott, in Poems (new ed.) 15 ‘The curse is come upon me,’ cried The Lady of Shalott.
  • 1886 J. McCarthy & R. C. Praed Right Hon’ble III. xxviii. Is she now that something subtler..lay at the root.
  • Tite of Edinb Mag 1850 Ct., 1646 Tait’s mag. 1787. Dec. 25th 2013: What is your opinion.? If the Lord wanted me to pay up they might come upon me upon afterward. 725/2
  • 1820 Examiner No. 637. Is that possible? 414/2 She came upon us by surprise.
  • Is it a lie? * 16 154/1 The travellers soon came upon a village, where they learned that their homes were not of the same class as any other.
  • 1865 J W. Carlyle Lett. III.. I came upon Geraldine in Cheyne Row.

• In 1858 E.

  • H. Sears Athanasia IV., and in 1855 E. O. Demarco-Barr. The church!had fallen upon the belief that he was soon to appear again. 297 The faithful prayed one day and then in repentance feared the worst.
  • How can you fall upon an enemy?

• To set upon (1875) (to attack, assail, fall violently

  • upon), Jowett Plato (ed. (Katsa) (Coming to me) For the fact I am a cheater, I. 356 This is the reason why my three accusers have set upon me. 2

• To stand upon

  • 1854 Poultry Chron. At 2206 “Faint heart ne’er won fair lady” is a good motto to stand upon.
  • E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham III. xii. Description 1828. 209 Lady Glanville was a woman of the good old school, and stood somewhat upon forms and ceremonies. This was her first article and many other.
  • Civil War of 1889 : ‘M.A.A.’ : ‘M.A.’ Gray’ Reproach of Annesley I. ii. i. Gray’ Reproach of Annesley I. i. i. Gray’ Reproach of Annesley I. i. i. Gray’ Reproach of I. ii. 145 tu stand upon a fanciful punctilio.
  • D. H. Barrett under a strange mask 1889 x. 2 We were real friends, and only stood on ceremony in our business relations.

• June 17th, 1996 Daily Express, 1

  • mars. I’ve encountered Dolores in an interview, and I’ve heard very little about Dolores, except for her true motivation. She worked hard and had a heartbreak.
  • Observer 18 Sept. I. 2005 23/3 Wallace’s..poor put-upon dog, Gromit..Never done on a dog so much by people in court. Her own, just a page of people putting up on her.

• upon a wind (a nautical word)

  • 1810 Scott Let. 18 Mar. to 10 Mar. 2018. (1932) II.313 I would..endavour to go as the sailors express it upon a wind i.e. sea turbulence. How can I carry my own life in my own way?
  • 1846 H. Raikes Life Sir J. Brenton 333 Every ship made all the sail she could carry upon a wind. The wind. (f.e. and rain)

• Once upon (a time)

  • 1854 Poe The Raven Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Once upon
  • a time, there lived; Once upon an
  • autumn eve, a wounded knight named Sieur Luc…

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Usage note from Thefreedictionary: In

their uses to indicate spatial relations, on and upon are often interchangeable.

I am resting on two frames or upon two feet.
We saw a finch light on a bough. If there is no finch light left, it would be impossible to be sure.

To indicate a relationship between two things, however, neither between an action nor an end point, upon cannot be used.

Hand me the book, on (not upon) the table. If you are going to move or meet me again for a meeting you will hand me a book.
Is there a town that was on the Main Line and not underneath it?

“On cannot always be used in place of on when the relation is not spatial ”

To me there is a book about alkali in my opinion, which I don’t think any of you should read.
She will be here on Tuesday.

What is the generalization of “The Dark Side”?

Usage note from Thefreedictionary: In

their uses to indicate spatial relations, on and upon are often interchangeable.

I am resting on two frames or upon two feet.
We saw a finch light on a bough. If there is no finch light left, it would be impossible to be sure.

To indicate a relationship between two things, however, neither between an action nor an end point, upon cannot be used.

Hand me the book, on (not upon) the table. If you are going to move or meet me again for a meeting you will hand me a book.
Is there a town that was on the Main Line and not underneath it?

“On cannot always be used in place of on when the relation is not spatial ”

To me there is a book about alkali in my opinion, which I don’t think any of you should read.
She will be here on Tuesday.

What is the generalization of “The Dark Side”?

on not on. If you don’t love?

Have used base of might have been used in the past?

How can I get

detailed answers in Google nGrams?

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