Word for the Day – fortuitous
January 20th, 2011 by freelancer
Freelance Ghostwriter – the word for the day is fortuitous.
According to Webster’s: from the Latin fortuitus; happening by chance; accidental; bringing good luck; fortunate.
Noun form: fortuitousness; adverb form: fortuitously.
Usage: from the Wyatt Earp Screenplay “Tombstone” starring Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp.
Josie: We’ve, uh, we’ve never actually met. My name is…
Wyatt: Wyatt Earp.
Josie: Yes, I know. I’m Jos…
Wyatt: Josephine Marcus. Everybody knows.
Josie: I was beginning to think we’d never meet. This is fortuitous. That means “lucky.”
Wyatt: Yeah, I…I know what it means.




