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To: Born Conservative
"It is never my intent to insult or demean anyone - and I understand how some of my remarks may have offended some in attendance and if you feel they did, then I am deeply sorry,"

IF?????

Why the hell can't people just apologize instead of making caveats all the time.

8 posted on 03/28/2006 5:19:15 AM PST by mware
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To: mware
Why the hell can't people just apologize instead of making caveats all the time.

I think people think it makes them sound smart, like a lawyer or something. In fact, it just makes a person sound like a pretentious jerk who is trying to weasel out of something.

26 posted on 03/28/2006 10:29:05 AM PST by bondjamesbond (Rice '08)
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To: mware

I don't like that kind of tentative talk in apologies, either/ "IF I MIGHT had said anything, that MAY have offended...."

That's just not an apology. To me, a meaningful apology at least must 1. unambiguously acknowledge that the person has done wrong, and 2. isn't heavily solicited.


30 posted on 03/28/2006 10:34:38 AM PST by HitmanLV (Some people like to dash it out, but they just can't take it!)
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