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Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–).  The Columbia Guide to Standard American English.  1993.
 
ponder (v.)
 
 
when it combines with a preposition, can take on, upon, over, and about: We left him to ponder on [upon, over, about] our offer. But ponder can also be transitive and take a direct object: We left him to ponder our offer.  1
 
 
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