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The style of writing indicates to me at least that OP was not writing to be technically precise to this level. Since it is abundantly clear to you that the pay
by syops 6y ago
The style of writing indicates to me at least that OP was not writing to be technically precise to this level. Since it is abundantly clear to you that the payment was a bribe then isn’t the natural conclusion that it was a bribe and that “fee” was used to convey the idea that there was a cost involved that couldn’t be avoided?
- nickkell 6y agoI don't think it's about being pedantic, but rather the idea of using something like a euphemism to lessen the impact of the act. If the OP had used quotes, like you yourself did, this would have made it obvious that they recognised it's a bribe in all but name. It's important to remember that this site is international and not every linguistic nuance is intentional.