Thread: Bonus is not a bonus
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Old 01-09-2015, 11:39 AM   #54
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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana View Post
Merriam Webster defines "bonus" as "something in addition to what is expected or strictly due", which perfectly well describes an excerpt. The word bonus does derive from a Latin word meaning "good", but it's origins don't matter. You could only say that calling an excerpt a bonus is a lie is if it is objectively not a bonus, not subjectively.
The Oxford Dictionary defines a bonus as Something welcome and often unexpected that accompanies and enhances something that is itself good and an excerpt is not welcome, does not enhance, and is not good. So in this case, it's not a bonus because it's not welcome, does not enhance, and is not good.
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