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Old 01-09-2015, 03:48 AM   #41
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That assumes that for something to be a bonus, it must be something you want. But since different people want different things, what would be a bonus for one would not be a bonus for others. By that subjective standard, it would be meaningless to say that anything is or is not a bonus.
A bonus, by definition, is "something good" - that's what the word actually means. So it's perfectly true to say that whether or not something is regarded as a bonus is a subjective judgement, depending on whether the reader considers it good or not.

One can objectively say "this book contains additional material", but not "this book contains bonus material", because the latter is making assumptions about what the reader's personal opinion will be.
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