Word for the Day, Monday, May 20, 2013-- fractious

5/20/13 | xs

[xsmommy]

Word For The Day, Monday, 5/20/13

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

fractious; adj.

1. refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness. 2. readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome: an incorrigibly fractious young man.

Etymology: fractious

1725, from fraction in an obsolete sense of "brawling, discord" + -ous; probably on model of captious. Related: Fractiousness

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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[secret garden]

So you would have no problem having someone refer to you or your spouse as legal workers? It’s not petty, it’s professional and respectful. It is good manners, in my opinion, to refer to someone the way they prefer it.