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“beck and call”
i · The common misuse One wrong form
ii · What it meansTwo lines, no filler
The phrase is 'at someone's beck and call' — from 'beck' (a beckoning gesture) + 'call'.
iii · Memory hookKeep this one
Beck AND call. Two things, not one.
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Beckon call vs. Beck and call
Two old nouns.
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