Wednesday's learn and earn...

~WORD OF THE DAY~

precatory  \PREK-uh-tor-ee\ ~ adjective

DEFINITION: expressing a wish

EXAMPLES: Mr. Tyler’s will included a precatory provision that his grand piano be restored and donated to a music school.

"A shareholder proposal to declassify the Board was defeated by shareholders who voted either by proxy or at the Meeting.… For the precatory proposal to pass, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting was required." -- From a Business Wire article in The Street, June 6, 2011

DID YOU KNOW? Nowadays, you're most likely to see "precatory" used in legal contexts to distinguish statements that merely express a wish from those that create a legal obligation. For example, if you add a provision to your will asking someone to take care of your pet if you die, that provision is merely precatory. Outside of jurisprudence, you might see references to such things as "precatory dress codes" or "precatory stockholder proposals" -- all of which are non-binding. "Precatory” traces to Latin "precari" ("to pray"), and it has always referred to something in the nature of an entreaty or supplication. For example, a precatory hymn is one that beseeches “from sin and sorrow set us free” --versus a laudatory hymn (that is, one giving praise).

~THE REBATE~

 
This is a great deal if you have a child in the house that loves Transformers!  Between 8/17 and 10/20, when you purchase $20 or more of Transformers Dark of the Moon toys you can mail in your original store identified and dated cash register receipt together with the completed rebate form and receive a Transformers gift pack that includes a Dark of the Moon t-shirt, a special edition Kreon Transformers action figure, and a $5 coupon toward a future purchase of Transformers toys.  This is also a great idea for the holiday Toys for Tots drive in your area who I am sure would appreciate the extra support this year.


Hope you are having a nice week!
 
C.Q.