ANOTHER DEAD WORD

bo·nus

\ˈbō-nəs\ noun

This is yet another word that has hit the point of saturation for me and is therefore on my shit-list. Gone along with "extraordinary," "anything-sized," and "change,"(thanks, Obama) "bonus" is just another word that has been used and abused to the point where its meaning has lost all value.

I really blame the movie studios with their incessant release and re-release of DVDs. "New! Never Before Seen BONUS FEATURES!" it shouts at us. "Sixteen hours of added bonus material!" This apparently endless cycle has been increasing as new technology emerges and DVD sales continue to dip. Now with Blu-ray winning the HD battle, it's only going to become more hackneyed. Relax, guys, it's just more crap we're not going to watch.