recall upon

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Feb 22, 2009, at 8:08 AM, Victor wrote:
>
>
> From a comment under "favorite X" on one of the social networks:
>
>    I am sure there is a list someone in my memory that I could _recall
> upon_.
>
> The "someone" bit is just a brain fart, but I find "recall upon" more
> intriguing.

before Jerry Cohen gets to it: this looks like a blend of "recall" and
"call upon".

arnold

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