I’ll give it a shot, “I thought I apologized already, but whatever…”

  • sunbeam60@lemmy.one
    18·
    9 months ago

    “IF I’ve offended you, I’m sorry.”

    It’s not an apology if you don’t start by agreeing with the other person’s viewpoint.

    Instead say: “I can understand why you’re offended. What I didn’t wasn’t acceptable and here’s why: …”

    • bookmeat@lemm.ee
      1·
      9 months ago

      If you don’t understand why someone is offended you can’t possibly explain why what you did wasn’t acceptable.

      • sunbeam60@lemmy.one
        1·
        9 months ago

        I’m with you. But may I suggest you shouldn’t really be making excuses for something you don’t understand.