Anonymous  +  924048 Thu, 01 Oct 09 09:31 AM .. apon confirming your booking, you will be ....  or .....upon confirming your booking... what is correct?  what is the difference between apon and upon?  I always thought apon means "once" and upon means "on top of, over and above)Can someone help me? Thank you Anonymous Difference Between

	Fandorin  +  924057 Thu, 01 Oct 09 09:39 AM Apon does not exist. Fandorin Joined on Thu, Dec 20 2007 Moscow Contributing Member 1,382 Whatever happens, be yourself.

	Mister Micawber  +  924058 Thu, 01 Oct 09 09:39 AM Do you have a DICTIONARY?  Can you find 'apon' in it?  I think you will have difficulty doing so, because it is not an English word. Now, use your new dictionary to find the various meanings of 'upon'. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,802 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Languages

	spaced_man  +  924083 Thu, 01 Oct 09 09:59 AM Apon is a Middle English spelling of upon.  Many u- prefixes were spelt a- in Middle English.  However after spellings were standardised, the a- prefix largely fell out of use.  The correct spelling in Modern English is upon.  Although, in many dialects, the pronunciation still has a distinct ah sound to it. spaced spaced_man Joined on Thu, Sep 24 2009 Edinburgh, Scotland New Member 19 A recovering prescriptivist Dialects, Spelling, Prefixes, Pronunciation, Writing, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Speaking, Languages

	Mister Micawber  +  924100 Thu, 01 Oct 09 10:07 AM Can you cite a reference, spaced?  The On-line Etymological Dictionary only says (briefly taken from the OED, I suspect): 1121, from up + on, probably influenced by O.N. upp a. Distinct from O.E. uppan which merely meant "up." And my Chaucer Glossary has no entry for 'apon'. Mister Micawber References, Business, Career

	spaced_man  +  924118 Thu, 01 Oct 09 10:23 AM Hello, I can't remember where I read about the a- prefix itself (I'm sure it's a David Crystal book, maybe) but here's apon in use: "Full derly to hym that ye pray To hym that was don apon a tre To safe yowr sallis on dowymysday Qwen all salles savyd mon be." The Sinner's Lament (l. 93-96) http://www.lib.rochester.edu/Camelot/teams/lamennts.htm spaced spaced_man

	Mister Micawber  +  924138 Thu, 01 Oct 09 10:48 AM Well, David Crystal should know. Thanks, spaced. I'll try to wade through The Sinner's Lament, too. Mister Micawber