Sorry: The Hardest Word and How to Use It

Max Davidson

ISBN 10: 1849014140 ISBN 13: 9781849014144

Edit� par Constable, 2010

Langue: anglais

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Sorry: The Hardest Word and How to Use It

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Constable

Date de parution

2010

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anglais

ISBN � 10 chiffres

1849014140

ISBN � 13 chiffres

9781849014144

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Hardcover

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1st Edition.

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

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