recall upon

[Victor]

That was my assumption.

    VS-)

Arnold Zwicky wrote:
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> On Feb 22, 2009, at 8:08 AM, Victor wrote:
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>> 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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