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What if one day the Airbnb exec privately pockets money for getting someone into an apartment? You've already used "bribe;" where do you go from there? The pro
by jpttsn 10y ago
What if one day the Airbnb exec privately pockets money for getting someone into an apartment? You've already used "bribe;" where do you go from there?
The problem with hyperbole is you will pay the inflation tax on your word choice. Crying wolf, basically.
- supercanuck 10y agoI just bribed my kid to do his homework. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bribe https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bribe I am using the word correctly. Perhaps you should consider if you're interpretation of the word is not biased?
- jpttsn 10y agoIf you feel(touch) you've been clear(see-through) and fair(bright, sunny) with this line of rhetoric, I'm happy to drop the advice.
- NeutronBoy 10y ago> you're Frankly, if you want to have an argument over the semantics of language and the interpretation of words, you need to be on top of your writing.