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

Vctory: Here is a site that has analyzed words by frequency of use and posted many lists for study. There is an American English and British English list. http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/lists/l/ The related words you listed all have

I'm afraid that in British English the rule *is* different. We do indeed tend to use hyphens after the prefix "non-" (which avoids the possibility of mispronouncing words such as "nonnative" ). As regards other prefixes,

} }> As I've said before, and as you can gather from American usage }> guides, the word "use" with ... come up with another example of a fully conjugable verb that } isn't usable in all of its tenses? "Ought"? How

} }> As I've said before, and as you can gather from American usage }> guides, the word "use" with the sense "make it a practice" or "be }> accustomed" can be quite conveniently regarded as an ordinary

In reading a book about native American languages, I came across two lovely kinship words. The first, from Apache, is ... relatives. I was wondering if anybody knows some interestiong kinship words in various languages that do not exist in

But if it be thought that, either now, or at ... 1790 Note that this was before the metric system existed, Not really. The form the metric system should take had been nearly decided by then, and practical preparations were well advanced. The key

Phonetic spelling as in subject... I was watching a BBC programme on Edward Hopper, which relied strongly on an interview ... this is it found in some carefully-delineated dialect of artistic America, or is it perhaps just one man's

"Collinear" is analogous to "coplanar", for which I can't think of but one pronunciation..r That strikes me as an excellent explanation for the irregularity. However, I still think it is an irregularity. The words are

While it was 3/12/03 1:00 am throughout the UK, Robert Lieblich sprinkled little black dots on a white screen, and they fell thus: There is a figure of speech, common in English, that ... disgruntled" is one such. Check "litotes" in