Saying a simple ‘sorry’ is also dealt with law, as governed by Canada’s Apology Act. Learning about this law can have a huge impact in negotiations and trials
I was always raised to never say sorry after a car accident or in any scenario where police could be involved. I guess it’s just an extension of that being drilled into my head when I was young!
Why?
Sorry
Because someone else’s misfortune is inherently not my responsibility. I can easily express sympathy in another way.
Ohhhh, so you don’t know what the word means, then.
Your username is apt!
Why do you reject that sorry can be used to express sympathy without assuming responsibility?
I was always raised to never say sorry after a car accident or in any scenario where police could be involved. I guess it’s just an extension of that being drilled into my head when I was young!