Sorry!: The Hardest Word and How to Use It - Couverture rigide

Davidson, Max

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1849014140 ISBN 13 : 9781849014144

Editeur : Constable, 2010

Synopsis

'Just say you are sorry'. It has become one of the drumbeats of the age. Fresh apologies are demanded every week: from broadcasters, politicians, errant spouses, disgraced bankers, myopic referees. Sometimes an apology is forthcoming, and honour is satisfied. But, for many people, the S-word proves a bridge too far: they shrink from using it even when common sense tells them that they should. How have we got ourselves into such a tangle over a simple two-syllable word? The English used to be world-champion apologisers: a nature of inveterate sorry-sayers. Now we hardly know if we are coming or going. Written by serial apologiser Max Davidson, a man who believes in saying he is sorry, then waiting to be told what he is sorry for. "Sorry!" examines the origins and history of the word 'sorry'; dissects some of the reasons that apologies are seen as a sign of moral weakness; explores the religious notion of sincere contrition; considers the legal consequences of admitting liability; and, casts a sceptical eye over the fashion among politicians for apologizing for things that happened in the distant past. Some famous apologies are saluted; some famous failures to apologise deplored. Praise for "It's Not the Winning That Counts" by Max Davidson: 'A simple but brilliant idea executed with great skill and judgment' - Marcus Berkmann, "Daily Mail". 'A collection of sporting stories whose plots and punch lines quicken the step and lift the heart' - Jim White, "Daily Telegraph".

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À propos de l?auteur

Max Davidson is a prolific and versatile journalist, contributing regularly to the Daily Telegraph and other national newspapers.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Constable
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1849014140
• ISBN 13: 9781849014144
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible