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Aggelakis

By Aggelakis,
Posted on: 2010-06-19 15:30 in Player Questions

 

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Originally Posted by Camper View Post
I believe this is an example of what I like to call the non-apology apology. It's all the rage these days.
Heh, no doubt. My wife has a horrid habit of doing that. Her idea of an apology was:

"I'm sorry, but..." followed by a justification.

We finally had it out, and I said, "If the word 'but' is anywhere in the sentence, then it isn't an apology. It's a justification."

That was a rough fight (and we don't fight often) but things have gotten much better since then. I actually do get sincere apologies on occasion now. Heh, 17 years and we're still learning how to 'get it right.'

 

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Originally Posted by Tyrrano View Post
"I'm sorry, but..." followed by a justification.

We finally had it out, and I said, "If the word 'but' is anywhere in the sentence, then it isn't an apology. It's a justification."
Well, you can do it without the word "but". For example: "I'm sorry you're too stupid to understand what I'm saying."

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