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From Keith Howard's Blog March 29, 2022

Apparently, frequent use of the word "sorry" ranks as a distinguishing mark of a Canadian.

Who knew, eh?

Expressions of regret are not just a Canadian quirk. Some research into the frequency of emotional words in conversation indicates that expressions of regret are the second most common.

Part of this results from the many shapes and sizes of regret. 

I regret eating those three or four oatmeal raisin cookies last night - or was it six or seven? I regret not taking out the garbage at the appointed time—these regrets I can handle with no more than the usual angst.

 Regret multiplies in strength when my choices involve others.

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