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Grantuspeace

(873 posts) Sun Jul 29, 2012, 01:46 AM Jul 2012

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Can you just be at somebodies beck?

Or do you have to be at their beck and call?

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Can you just be at somebodies beck? (Original Post) Grantuspeace Jul 2012 OP

Yes. Beck, as in beckon, pretty much the same as call NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #1

Sure, if they have laryngitis petronius Jul 2012 #2

So it's redundant. Can something redundant be fixed so that it's dundant? Fridays Child Jul 2012 #3

We will have to check with the Department of Redundancy Department. n/t Grantuspeace Jul 2012 #4

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

1. Yes. Beck, as in beckon, pretty much the same as call

Reply to Grantuspeace (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 01:54 AM

Jul 2012

A bit redundant, "beck and call".

petronius

(26,602 posts)

2. Sure, if they have laryngitis

Reply to Grantuspeace (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 01:56 AM

Jul 2012

Fridays Child

(23,998 posts)

3. So it's redundant. Can something redundant be fixed so that it's dundant?

Reply to Grantuspeace (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 03:47 AM

Jul 2012

Just wondering.

Grantuspeace

(873 posts)

4. We will have to check with the Department of Redundancy Department. n/t

Reply to Fridays Child (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 07:50 AM

Jul 2012

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