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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Called to Explain?

Hi. Is it correct to use called to in the sense invoked to or intended to? For example:

This theory is called to explain the new facts discovered by physics.

Thanks.

  

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No, that is not idiomatic English.

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  • No, that is not idiomatic English.
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No, that is not idiomatic English.

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anonymous

Hi. Is it correct to use called to in the sense invoked to or intended to? For example:

This theory is called upon? to explain the new facts discovered by physics.

Thanks.

You may be thinking of "called upon to".

The soft-drink selling industry should

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