Upon
is formal and less commonly used thanon
.) •I would like to discourse upon this matter awhile.
•The committee chose to discourse on Tom and his latest fiasco rather than deal with the budgetary problems it faces.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
discourse — discourses, discoursing, discoursed (The noun is pronounced [[t]dɪ̱skɔː(r)s[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]dɪskɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]].) 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp Discourse is spoken or written communication between people, especially serious discussion … English dictionary
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even — I [[t]i͟ːv(ə)n[/t]] DISCOURSE USES ♦ 1) ADV: ADV with cl/group, ADV before v You use the word even to suggest that what comes just after or just before it in the sentence is rather surprising. He kept calling me for years, even after he got… … English dictionary
