[General] call upon

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Is the following sentence grammatical ?

I call upon on the fortune teller that my family revere(From National Geographic Traveler Magazine).


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No — 'on' is redundant.
 

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Hello, Gurpreetgill:

When I read your sentence, the word that got my attention was "revere."

First, I think that people may revere religious leaders or even some political leaders, but revering a fortune teller sounds very strange here in the United States, where fortune tellers do not command too much respect.

Second, Americans usually consider "family" as a singular collective noun: "My family reveres that fortune teller."

"Family" in American English is plural only if one is definitely thinking of the individual members: "My family are planning their (individual) vacation plans." Compare: "My family goes to Paris every summer."

You have written a very nice sentence.

In my opinion, it might sound more "natural" if you said something like:

"I go to the fortune teller my family likes."


P.S. Some people are embarrassed to admit that they go to a fortune teller, so they might be a little bit less embarrassed by using the word "psychic." For example: "That psychic's clients include many movie stars and even a few politicians."
 
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