(October 19, 2010 at 1:21 pm)Synackaon Wrote:You guys probably need to direct your comments to those on this thread who want to prevent freedom of expression by restricting the definition of a bribe to any "illegal" incentive, in defiance of all the usual dictionaries. The same people ironically seem to be happy accusing me of redefining words. It's a funny old world, isn't it? In the meantime some others here might want to spend a bit of time writing to the following publications to get them to rein in their usage of the word bribe, if they really think they have a point, which they don't.(October 19, 2010 at 12:42 pm)chasm Wrote: What you think a bribe is and what a bribe actually is are two different things. What you are describing is not a bribe.Shhh! That would make sense. We can't have meaningful dialogue and redefinitions of common words at the same time!
Bribes for Lives - Sterilising Drug Addicts (The Independent)
American NGO bribes British drug addict for voluntary vasectomy (Seer Press News)
£200 bribe for drug addict to be sterilised branded immoral (The Daily Mirror)
Bribe: Barbara Harris is filmed handing over the cash to drug addict 'John' after he had the vasectomy operation (Illustration, The Daily Mail)
Bribing Women to be Sterilised (Women's Health News, 2005)
As in all other cases where this vacuous crap alleging that I have used incorrect definitions has been produced, the objections are deeply motivated by the objector's politics, not any sincere concern for the preservation of the English language or clarity of communication. As many others have clearly already concluded, these payments are what I've said they are: a bribe.
