Re:Don’t Know What to Do with Your Life? Seek Bargains (2012)
by wuliwong on Friday February 23, 2018 @11:45AM
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I think disagree with the parent comment and you.
For reference, there appear to be two definitions of bargain:
1.an agreement between two or more parties as to what each party will do for the other.
2. a thing bought or offered for sale more cheaply than is usual or expected.
I believe that the author actually does mean to use definition #2. One of the section headers in the article is "Bargain Shopping Careers." This certainly implies looking for GOOD deals not simply 'agreements.'
While I agree the first definition of bargain is also commonly understood, if you say 'seeking bargains' and all you mean is a that you are seeking agreements AND you are talking to someone who grew up in United States, I would advise you to just say "seeking agreements" otherwise the person will assume you are specifically looking for 'good deals' not simply agreements.
For reference, there appear to be two definitions of bargain:
1.an agreement between two or more parties as to what each party will do for the other.
2. a thing bought or offered for sale more cheaply than is usual or expected.
I believe that the author actually does mean to use definition #2. One of the section headers in the article is "Bargain Shopping Careers." This certainly implies looking for GOOD deals not simply 'agreements.'
While I agree the first definition of bargain is also commonly understood, if you say 'seeking bargains' and all you mean is a that you are seeking agreements AND you are talking to someone who grew up in United States, I would advise you to just say "seeking agreements" otherwise the person will assume you are specifically looking for 'good deals' not simply agreements.