Gibbs rule #6.

[Forrest747]

I need to vent.
I am constantly being told "Im sorry"
I hate Im sorry i really do. there are proper times for it. yet infraction as to be huge to warrant it. ie running over a dog (cats are ok)
yet it seems from alot of adult and some kids its an excuse. im sorry dinner isnt ready, dont apologize for dinner not being ready at 6pm when its 6:07 not something to be sorry about
im sorry i brought you the 9/16 wrench when you asked for 1/2 inch. dont be sorry just go make it right and do your best to look at the sizes next time.
its become a throw away line im not really sorry but im going to say it. its said way to much. like saying i love you 15 times a day. do you really love me that much or do you need to say it to convence yourself you love someone.
Im sorry is not meant as it should be.
In french you say Je suis vraiment désolé, or i am really sorry. that my heart is breaking with emotions. it can also be pardon excuse me; excuse is a a proper way of saying i am offending you and i know it and i will fix it.
we tend to think that saying im sorry will just excuse the mess we have made yet keep the mess.

[legojenn]

I need to vent.
I am constantly being told "Im sorry"
I hate Im sorry i really do. there are proper times for it. yet infraction as to be huge to warrant it. ie running over a dog (cats are ok)
yet it seems from alot of adult and some kids its an excuse. im sorry dinner isnt ready, dont apologize for dinner not being ready at 6pm when its 6:07 not something to be sorry about
im sorry i brought you the 9/16 wrench when you asked for 1/2 inch. dont be sorry just go make it right and do your best to look at the sizes next time.
its become a throw away line im not really sorry but im going to say it. its said way to much. like saying i love you 15 times a day. do you really love me that much or do you need to say it to convence yourself you love someone.
Im sorry is not meant as it should be.
In french you say Je suis vraiment désolé, or i am really sorry. that my heart is breaking with emotions. it can also be pardon excuse me; excuse is a a proper way of saying i am offending you and i know it and i will fix it.
we tend to think that saying im sorry will just excuse the mess we have made yet keep the mess.

At least when people apologise for something small, they generally are sorry. It may not be sorry from the bottom of their hearts, but they do recognise that their actions have inconvenienced another. What bothers me is when you call up some corporation that you do business with like the bank, phone, cable company over an error or something else annoying. The person on the phone is *so sorry*, but they didn't cause the problem and often do not have the resources to remedy it. It's patronising.

[Shadow Catcher]

There are about 1,010,649 words in English and most people have an expressive vocabulary of between 200,000 and 20,000 words they use. However there are distinct limitations. Let me give one Biblical illustration. There are seven words in Greek all translated into one English word, Sin.
Hamartia is, literally "a missing of the mark," as in bow and arrow, (and so not share in the prize). (this is the most commonly used “sin” word in the New Testament.
Hasebeia means ungodliness which is actively doing something you know is wrong.
Parakoi means to fail to hear either through carelessness or in attention. Failing to hear when god speaks or ignoring what he has to say.
Anomia means lawlessness, a contempt of Gods law.
Parabasis is transgression, or the active breaking of a commandment.
Hittima means a failure of duty, a sin of omission.
Agnoima ignorance of what one ought to have known, a sin you do not know you have committed.
So we lose a great deal of vital information in the lack of English equivalents and hence meaning.
Language changes over time with words gaining and changing meaning, what I call linguistic drift.

[halfdome, Danny]

A great song I'm Sorry
Danny

[S. Heisley]

When I was at the San Diego zoo, watching the gorilla encampment one time, I suddenly felt something "bite" at the seat of my new slacks and on into my flesh. It was bad enough that I jumped pretty high and whacked at my bottom; whereby, I found that it was a lit cigarette. The guy behind me said "I'm sorry" like it was nothing. I told him how much that hurt and that he had ruined a brand new pair of slacks (not mentioning undergarments as well). His reply was: "Well, I said I'm sorry!" ...Yeah, right. Words, without backing, can be as cheap as the person mouthing them.

This reminds me of what someone else said to me when I was camping in a new-to-me area. I told my camping neighbors how nice I thought everyone was. The man's reply was, "Yes, people smile here; but, they don't mean it." ...Sometimes that is true.

[sagebrush]

A great song I'm Sorry
Danny

I "FEEL " her sorrow!
Will

[SteveF]

Heh, my wife says I'm sorry a lot for things she shouldn't. When I tell her to stop apologizing guess what she says?

[eamarquardt]

When I was at the San Diego zoo, watching the gorilla encampment one time, I suddenly felt something "bite" at the seat of my new slacks and on into my flesh. It was bad enough that I jumped pretty high and whacked at my bottom; whereby, I found that it was a lit cigarette. The guy behind me said "I'm sorry" like it was nothing. I told him how much that hurt and that he had ruined a brand new pair of slacks (not mentioning undergarments as well). His reply was: "Well, I said I'm sorry!" ...Yeah, right. Words, without backing, can be as cheap as the person mouthing them. You should have asked him for reimbursement and if he didn't "make it right" contacted park security. Difficult to keep track of him perhaps, but he won't learn anything if he's not held accountable.

This reminds me of what someone else said to me when I was camping in a new-to-me area. I told my camping neighbors how nice I thought everyone was. The man's reply was, "Yes, people smile here; but, they don't mean it." ...Sometimes that is true.My neighbor is on our HOA Board of directors. He, another board member, and several of my neighbors stated their approval of my replacing the original board and batten siding on my house with ship lap siding. He said it was the best thing that had ever happened to my home. Then the board sent me a letter threatening to fine me for not genuflecting to them and getting permission first although many of our HOA members fail to get permission for modifications to their homes. We spoke again and he said: "We've been neighbors for a long time". My reply: "We've lived near each other for years but we've never been "neighbors"!" I get in trouble more often that most folks for saying what's on my mind. I was, apparently, assembled without a "filter". I won't though, say anything behind one's back that I won't say eyeball to eyeball. Perhaps the world would be a bit better if all were honest and all could deal with a little feedback positive and negative.

Cheers,

Gus