A grammatical form so old it's Greek: ellipsis. -M On 3/7/2015 9:11 PM, Grace Cangialosi wrote: > >> I have a question about the use of the word "fraught." I always thought it >> was part of a phrase such as "The situation was fraught with danger." >> Now, >> however, it seems to be used simply as a stand alone adjective: "The >> situation was fraught." >> >>