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No. 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 apolog
by oconnore 10y ago
No. 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.