Because the Met Opera Radio is playing Hansel und Gretel (ugh), I've switched on the radio coverage of the British Open, where 59-year-old Tom Watson is still in contention late in the final round. Watson had just done something good when the BBC broadcaster, in his best Olivier voice, intoned "is history beckoning for Tom Watson?" There was a slight pause, followed by at least three other members of the announcing team, all sounding a bit startled, mumbling variations on "well, yes, it's beckoning, all right. It's certainly beckoning."
Aside: in case you think golf on the radio is about as dull as dull gets, I'll point out that you can also find NASCAR on the radio.
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Isn't the phrase "beckoning to" redundant? It seems to me that history was simply beckoning Tom Watson.
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