Communication is an art — apologies, doubly so. Yesterday, I found myself reviewing an attempt at atonement. While it didn’t lack style or “ly” adverbs, the writing did ignore a few staples of the “I’ve run afoul” genre. Upon initial reading, the letter wasn’t offensive in its oversights; it was just from a different era — a little more Whedonesque than Shakespearean. Generally, an apology is an admission of fault without deviating into tangential topics or situations. It’s typically good form to avoid the “I’m sorry, but…” formula so prevalent in boardrooms, political arenas and 3rd grade playgrounds.
