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Communication expert shares 2 'subtle yet powerful' things to help us stop saying 'sorry'

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Lorraine K. Lee shares 2 'subtle yet powerful' things to help us stop saying 'sorry' Many people (especially women) over-apologizing stems from being taught that niceness equals likeability.

Instead of saying “sorry I’m late,” Lee suggests using “thanks for waiting” instead of, “Sorry, can I jump in?”.

VR Score

40

Informative language

30

Neutral language

57

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

41

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not offensive

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not hateful

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long-living

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