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It takes a certain kind of person to declare that their own apology is "profound".
by oconnore 10y ago
It takes a certain kind of person to declare that their own apology is "profound".
- Jtsummers 10y agoSynonym with deep, it's an expression of sincerity and/or being particularly heartfelt.
- icelancer 10y agoIt is not their call to make whether the apology is sincere or heartfelt. It is for others to judge.
- Jtsummers 10y agoIt's an expression. When I write something like, "My deepest condolences". I'm using a fairly standard expression. Same with, "My most heartfelt apology". Yes, the veracity of those statements will be judged in time, but it's still a common, and idiomatic, way to say things in English.
- enneff 10y agoTo this native English speaker it came off as self-aggrandizing.
- hnbroseph 10y agois it? it seems to me that the judgement of others doesn't make something sincere or heartfelt.
- enneff 10y agoThat was my take on it, too. There was nothing profound about this apology at all. On the contrary, it seems the very smallest and least controversial response he could have made.
- stouset 10y agoProfound has two meanings. You're confusing one meaning ("having great knowledge or insight") with the other ("very great or intense"). "He has profound insights on the topic of healthcare" vs. "Please accept my profound sorrow for your loss".
- oconnore 10y agoNo. The profound in "please accept my sorrow" is a comment on the depth of your sorrow, something that you are uniquely equipped to describe. "A profound apology follows:" is a comment on how I expect my reader to interpret this message, something I am not at all equipped to describe.
- gragas 10y agoI'm pretty sure Travis didn't mean that his apology was particularly insightful.
- stouset 10y agoAnd the "profound" in "please accept my profound apology" can't likewise be a comment on the depth and sincerity of the apology, a trait the issuer is similarly uniquely equipped to describe? Come on. I get all the backlash against Uber — the outrage they're experiencing is rightly deserved — but this is truly asinine.
- dongslol 10y agoI think the intended meaning was that his feelings of regret and remorse are profound.
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- getpost 10y agoThat was the first thing that caught my attention. Travis' statement reeks of narcissism and grandiosity. The understatement is "extreme." "My job as your leader," -- it's an episode of Lost? The remedy is to behave in a way ..."that makes us all proud." Of course, we elected a narcissistic and grandiose president, so there's nothing new here.