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[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

do any of the examples given fit the definition?

a·pol·o·gy

[uh-pol-uh-jee] noun, plural a·pol·o·gies.

1. a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another: He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.

2. a defense, excuse, or justification in speech or writing, as for a cause or doctrine.

3. ( initial capital letter, italics ) a dialogue by Plato, centering on Socrates' defense before the tribunal that condemned him to death.

4. an inferior specimen or substitute; makeshift: The tramp wore a sad apology for a hat.

Nope.

[JohnR! 5,495]

do any of the examples given fit the definition?

a·pol·o·gy

[uh-pol-uh-jee] noun, plural a·pol·o·gies.

1. a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another: He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.

2. a defense, excuse, or justification in speech or writing, as for a cause or doctrine.

3. ( initial capital letter, italics ) a dialogue by Plato, centering on Socrates' defense before the tribunal that condemned him to death.

4. an inferior specimen or substitute; makeshift: The tramp wore a sad apology for a hat.

None do, really.

[mawilson 2,133]

Is admitting weakness or mistakes considered an apology?

Yep.

You just don't do that in business or politics, especially foreign affairs.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Yep.

You just don't do that in business or politics, especially foreign affairs.

Oh dear.... He sounds very apologetic...

Romney Admits Mistakes as Michigan Votes in Crucial Primary

http://www.nytimes.c...?pagewanted=all

Romney admits mistakes, attacks Santorum's 'dirty tricks'

http://firstread.msn...rty-tricks?lite

Romney to release tax returns Tuesday, admits error in delay

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Edited July 27, 2012 by Gegel

[mawilson 2,133]

Oh dear.... He sounds very apologetic...

Romney Admits Mistakes as Michigan Votes in Crucial Primary

http://www.nytimes.c...?pagewanted=all

Romney admits mistakes, attacks Santorum's 'dirty tricks'

http://firstread.msn...rty-tricks?lite

Romney to release tax returns Tuesday, admits error in delay

http://www.nypost.co...715wUal0FliCzrJ

It's ok to apologise for your own mistakes. It's not ok to apologise for America.

[JohnR! 5,495]

It's ok to apologise for your own mistakes. It's not ok to apologise for America.

In that case, neither the POTUS nor Romney has apologized for America.

[justashooter 430]

[Penny Lane 8,159]

do any of the examples given fit the definition?

a·pol·o·gy

[uh-pol-uh-jee] noun, plural a·pol·o·gies.

1. a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another: He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.

2. a defense, excuse, or justification in speech or writing, as for a cause or doctrine.

3. ( initial capital letter, italics ) a dialogue by Plato, centering on Socrates' defense before the tribunal that condemned him to death.

4. an inferior specimen or substitute; makeshift: The tramp wore a sad apology for a hat.

No.

I know what apology means.

I know it's popular on these boards that, if someone disagrees with you, you talk to them like they're a child who doesn't understand very simple things, but I assure you ... I know what apology means.

And I don't see anywhere that Obama actually APOLOGIZED. Stating a fact, even if it's a negative fact, doesn't mean it's an apology.

Just like admitting fault does not equal an apology.

I can say "man, I really messed that up" ... but it doesn't magically translate to "I messed that up, I'm wrong, and I'm sorry."

Edited July 27, 2012 by Evylin

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

It's ok to apologise for your own mistakes. It's not ok to apologise for America.

Obama did not apologize for America.

Just as Mitt didn't actually belittle Britain in his book by saying that "England is just a small island. Its roads and houses are small. With few exceptions, it doesn’t make things that people in the rest of the world want to buy. And if it hadn’t been separated from the continent by water, it almost certainly would have been lost to Hitler’s ambitions."

[natty bumppo 297]

No.

I know what apology means.

I know it's popular on these boards that, if someone disagrees with you, you talk to them like they're a child who doesn't understand very simple things, but I assure you ... I know what apology means.

And I don't see anywhere that Obama actually APOLOGIZED. Stating a fact, even if it's a negative fact, doesn't mean it's an apology.

i simply posted the definition since so many were tossing around ... did he or didn't he apologize

what the individual reader does with the posted definition is entirely up to the reader.

maybe somewhere in all the posts of this thread you've come to the conclusion that i've posted my opinion ... let me know when you find it.

[mawilson 2,133]

Just as Mitt didn't actually belittle Britain in his book by saying that "England is just a small island. Its roads and houses are small. With few exceptions, it doesn’t make things that people in the rest of the world want to buy. And if it hadn’t been separated from the continent by water, it almost certainly would have been lost to Hitler’s ambitions."

I disagree with the last part; however he's right about GB being a small island with small houses and roads.

[Ban Hammer 14,586]

Would have been better if you spelled ERRONEOUS correctly.

probably helps to clean my glasses more often too

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I disagree with the last part; however he's right about GB being a small island with small houses and roads.

Well, the story he tells about the small island nation is actually quite a bit more generous than the first three sentences suggest. That is where context comes in.

[natty bumppo 297]

probably helps to clean my glasses more often too

you ... wear ... glasses ?

[JohnR! 5,495]

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I disagree with the last part; however he's right about GB being a small island with small houses and roads.

He didn't say GB is a small island. He said England is a small island. You can shake it any which way you want and the outcome is the same. He messed up.

Edited July 27, 2012 by Gegel