Do some people think the word sorry is a magic word

Personally there are many I have encountered in my life time, I feel only say Sorry just to hear that word and then think everything will be OK. Do they really mean in? A lot of times probably not, but their are the few out there who do mean it so I feel it just always depends on the situation.

It's like the people who would say 'I don't mean to offend', or sorry for saying this or that, and then they go ahead and hurt the people they are talking to anyway. It's like they think that by apologizing, it gives them the license to slander or verbally abuse other people. You're right, 'sorry' is not a magic word. People still have to back it up to mean anything.

I think some people think it will get you out of anything even if you say it without meaning it. I know of certain people who only say it when they want something from the person they are apologizing too. I'm sorry will you....

Yes,people sure do. And they think they are just home free if they say that word. I certainly wouldn't let them get away with it either.

When I apologize to someone it means I know I messed up and I will work my tail off in the future to never do the same thing again. It means it was a lesson learned. I think the word sorry for certain people is very strong. Other people throw it around like it's nothing important. For me though, it has a lot of meaning behind that word...

I dont like people who say sorry a lot just because they caused a minor inconvenience especially when they just spoke their mind. When you stand up for yourself instead of just saying sorry, it is called being brave. That is for me at least. And besides if you always said sorry for everything, your sorry would be taken lightly. Only say sorry when you seriously mean it, otherwise, there is nothing worse than a fake apology,

This is a very nice discussion and we all have different takes on this, though we say sorry for different reasons, we say sorry often because we know we have been wrong, but then over time one can be saying sorry and as you have said, they do not really mean it and they say it only because it felt right saying it without meaning to be sorry in reality. I'd say this probably is similar to people who say outright thank you for what you did to them but then when you turn your back they would think or say that you have other motives for being helpful and so on. Actually does depend. As for me, i do not say sorry when i do not mean it, when i am not ready and when i do know in myself that i am not yet truly sorry... Especially if i know that i am still trying to access what have been done, if i was wrong or not, if people only insist i was the one that does wrong, but if i cannot accept that for so many valid reasons, i would not yet be saying sorry just so to please everyone else.

Sorry means something when you back it up with action, ie you don't ever do that again. Shows you really mean it.

Hello dear jugs :) They must do so especially when doing something really big and wrong. Like those murderers or rapists that you get on television that they say they are sorry - that just won't do. Then there's the ironic sorry, like the "Sorry bro" from How I met your mother if you follow that sitcom. (it was said in several occasions on cheating incidents). Saying sorry if it is not your fault can be beneficial sometimes even if this contradicts with pride, as it can make the other person realize it's their fault actually (psychology thingy).

Yes many "I'm sorry" statements have an unheard word BUT. We all make mistakes it's part of life and one thing about the past, it's done, it cannot be undone ever. All that can happen is a lesson learned and then life goes on. Just remember it's your choice to accept the "I'M sorry" or to carry the burdon of the action along with your life. Blessings

Perhaps the magic words are, I forgive you. As far as I'm concerned, forgive is much more important than saying you're sorry, whether it's meant or not. Maybe those who never say they're sorry aren't sorry.

As you would probably know I am from India, ruled by UK till about 65 years ago in history. Being Indian has more to do about being reasonably insane than any other thing. I have a feeling that the word "sorry" has fallen so low that it is no longer a representation of the "sorrow" that the person who says that, actually feels. It is just another word to get out of an otherwise sticky situation. Ironically, that is the "sorry" state to which this word "sorry" has fallen. All this is because we, the human race, have fallen prey to ego. Nothing matters as long as we escape being plastered for doing something wrong. That, we imagine, is an achievement. As for people who refuse to say "sorry", I feel "sorry" for them, because they will certainly experience "sorrow" sooner than later. All of this is perhaps the insane thought in me, the reasonable part being, that it does not matter what language is used, just to enunciate the word "sorry", without genuinely being that, is an insult to our intelligence.

I do think that a lot of people just say sorry just so they can say it and that they don't really mean it when they say it.

I feel people who have done something really wrong to a person will always say sorry no matter if they mean it or not. I do think that there are people that really are only sorry, when they have been caught out doing a wrong to another person, not that they are sorry for what the thing is that they habve done wrong.

I know some schools and day cares and such make kids say "sorry" any time there is a problem, whether they are sorry or not, and I think those same kids grow up to be adults who say "sorry" without meaning it. It is similar to the people who say "How are you" but do not really care, they are just opening their mouth to say something. My kids tell me that once they did something and then later said sorry and I told them if they were really sorry they would not have done it in the first place. I told my daughter that was not right of me to say that, but she thought it was. She said that people need to think about what they are doing to begin with, and not go around after they hurt or offend people and think "sorry" makes everything better. A genuine apology, on a rare occasion, may remedy a situation, but it should not be a common practice and it should not have to be.

For me the word sorry is one of the most overused word for all time together with I love you..and since it is being said most of the time I feel its losing its pure meaning at all. Some people would just say sorry to finish an argument but after awhile they will also return to their old bad ways.

hello there jugsjugs, i guess, the word sorry is somehow overused nowadays since there are a lot of people even say this even he/she does not really sorry for what he/she did.

If we believe that anything that's been done wrong or intentional just by saying sorry, then what are policemen for??

Not all that say their sorry is truly sorry. And I guess the forgiveness we give depends on the person who asks for it.

I think some poeple abuse the word sorry. They would say it but the next thing you know they are doing the very same thing that they asked for forgiveness just a few days back. Speaking from experience! lol!