I didn't mean that you don't say what you're sorry for, just that it may not pay to be too specific in some cases. Ideally we'd all say exactly what was on our

I didn't mean that you don't say what you're sorry for, just that it may not pay to be too specific in some cases. Ideally we'd all say exactly what was on our mind all the time and no one would ever get hurt, but sometimes tact is important. Also, in the case of something like killing someone you might well place a higher value on exonerating yourself to the maximum extent possible than on potentially (re)offending someone.