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Pharse 'recall in' (We recall in special times when we have stood briefly...)



 
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"waste much time" vs "waste lot of time" | Expression: "Can you fix me a cup of tea?"
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Pharse 'recall in' (We recall in special times when we have stood briefly...) Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:47 am  Pharse 'recall in' (We recall in special times when we have stood briefly...)
 

This (http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/presiden/inaug/carter.htm) is from President Carter's inauguration address. Is it normal to use "in" as in this quote? I've never used "recall in" used that way.
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We recall in special times when we have stood briefly, but magnificently, united. In those times no prize was beyond our grasp.
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Pharse 'recall in' (We recall in special times when we have stood briefly...) Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:33 am  Pharse 'recall in' (We recall in special times when we have stood briefly...)
 

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It is not 'recall in'-- it is recall 'in special times' = recall (during) special times. At least, that is what is meant. I agree that the expression of the idea is awkwardly phrased here. Perhaps there was a slip-of-the-tongue involved.
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