The basketball hadn’t even bounced from the rim but, like a reflex, I yelled out “sorry” to my teammates. I could feel it in the flick of my wrist that my three-point attempt was off as soon as I ...

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Someone’s talking to you. You don’t know what to say, but you feel like you need to say something so there isn’t that painful, awkward, uncomfortable silence. You need to do something, and you need to ...

"Sorry" is one of the UK's most overused and misunderstood words – here's how to decode the politeness minefield.

It can become such a reflex that it's easy to miss that you're even saying the word: "Sorry, quick question," or, "I'm sorry for the long email." Apologizing has its ...

How many times a day do you say "sorry"? Probably too many. This apologetic word keeps popping into your mouth, and you sometimes overuse it in situations where it's not needed. Here are some ...

I have a fraught relationship with the words “I’m sorry.” I say it constantly, habitually, even when I don’t mean to. I was raised in the South, where women are often conditioned to apologize ...

When you’re running a few minutes late for dinner with friends, are the first words you say to the table, “I’m so sorry, I should have left earlier,” even though no one is upset? Do you feel the need ...