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> "I want to apologize for how we handled the transition yesterday," This is a great display of distancing language. 1. The "I" becomes "we". 2. Use of "apol
by staunch 11y ago
> "I want to apologize for how we handled the transition yesterday,"
This is a great display of distancing language.
1. The "I" becomes "we".
2. Use of "apologize" over "sorry".
3. Specifies the mistake as one of "handling".
4. Refers to abrupt firing as a "transition".
- cmsj 11y agoAlso, "I want to apologise" is different to "I apologise". It's understandable that people want to put as much self-sparing language in an apology as possible, but it's the worst time to do it.
- lepht 11y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performative_utterance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performative_utterance