Will Call

Hi Raen

Without any context, I would understand that to possibly be a sort of "shorthand" note that someone intends or is promising to call (telephone) someone else.

I sounded absurd without furthur context, didn't I? Sorry about that.

I see all the time the sign that says "Will Call" on a desk or on the window of a booth to a play, show, concert, musical etc.....for people that have reservation but without the physical tickets to sign in or pick up the tickets. Or am I mistaken?

Raen

That's exactly what it's for. You call and purchase them over the phone, but too close to the performance for them to mail them to you, so you pick them up at the "will call" window.
I don't know why it's called that - since it's "Have called."

Thank you GG.

I have always wondered why "Will", and/or "Call" for that matter. Together they just don't make sense to me. Like you said, since the act of calling to purchase have been done, why not "Haved Called", but even that doesn't garuantee clarity. I thought maybe in the beginning of this practice, they put up a "Will Call" sign at the event for they would call out people who had p

www.m-w.com

call, intransitive: ( 2 ) to make a brief visit ... <called on a friend>

I will call at the box office to pick up my tickets.

CJ

As usual, I agree with CJ but am not as fast.

Thank CJ, seeing the word "call" used to mean "a visit" makes a whole lot of sense now. I was caught in the sense the "calling on the phone". As always, thanks a lot.

Raen