Comments on: Sorryness http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/2010/02/15/sorryness-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sorryness-2 Wayne C. Allen - a simple Zen guy - writes about living and relating elegantly Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:53:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: wayne http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/2010/02/15/sorryness-2/#comment-633 wayne Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:08:36 +0000 http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/?p=365#comment-633 Yeah, I get the "informal" part. Way, way too easy, too! Trusting all's well with you - Newfoundland departure is getting closer! Let's do dinner. Yeah, I get the “informal” part. Way, way too easy, too!
Trusting all’s well with you — Newfoundland departure is getting closer!
Let’s do dinner.

]]> By: wayne http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/2010/02/15/sorryness-2/#comment-632 wayne Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:02:06 +0000 http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/?p=365#comment-632 Hey Peter! Nice hearing from you! We're working on removing the word from our vocab., and it's such a Canadianism. So, now we say, "Sorry! Oops! No I'm not!" And then apologise (if it's an act of clumsiness - ie stepping on someone) or say what we really mean, "I spoke with malicious intent. Here's what I really mean." Cludgy, but helpful - like substituting "I think" for "I feel." Life's good here for us, altho we are still mulling "retirement." We've committed to deciding during March break! Warmly, with affection! W Hey Peter!
Nice hearing from you!
We’re working on removing the word from our vocab., and it’s such a Canadianism. So, now we say, “Sorry! Oops! No I’m not!” And then apologise (if it’s an act of clumsiness — ie stepping on someone) or say what we really mean, “I spoke with malicious intent. Here’s what I really mean.” Cludgy, but helpful — like substituting “I think” for “I feel.“
Life’s good here for us, altho we are still mulling “retirement.” We’ve committed to deciding during March break!
Warmly, with affection!
W

]]> By: Debashis http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/2010/02/15/sorryness-2/#comment-631 Debashis Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:17:20 +0000 http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/?p=365#comment-631 Loved this one! In my language, there is no real word for sorry..it's way too formal. So, either we blame each other or we do more respons-able things like saying like "Forgive me" or " I did not mean to cause you harm" or "Here is what we should do to fix it". Really rough translations. Instead of saying sorry, which is to me, quick and dirty, I like owning my part in something and going from there. Loved this one! In my language, there is no real word for sorry..it’s way too formal. So, either we blame each other or we do more respons-able things like saying like “Forgive me” or ” I did not mean to cause you harm” or “Here is what we should do to fix it”. Really rough translations. Instead of saying sorry, which is to me, quick and dirty, I like owning my part in something and going from there.

]]> By: Peter Hoban http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/2010/02/15/sorryness-2/#comment-630 Peter Hoban Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:47:26 +0000 http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/?p=365#comment-630 Hi Wayne How apt this column for me today. As you say that lazy language is really just a foil to deflect any consideration of the motive behind some behaviour. Unfortunately however, most folk react badly to having that mask exposed. Keep it up, I love ya. Regards, Peter Hi Wayne

How apt this column for me today. As you say that lazy language is really just a foil to deflect any consideration of the motive behind some behaviour.

Unfortunately however, most folk react badly to having that mask exposed.

Keep it up, I love ya.

Regards, Peter

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