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<DD class=highlight>O.E. <SPAN class=foreign>sarig</SPAN> "distressed, full of
sorrow," from W.Gmc. <SPAN class=foreign>*sairig-</SPAN>, from <SPAN
class=foreign>*sairaz</SPAN> "pain" (physical and mental); related to <SPAN
class=foreign>sar</SPAN> (see <A class=crossreference
href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=sore">sore</A>). Meaning
"wretched, worthless, poor" first recorded mid-13c. Spelling shift from <SPAN
class=foreign>-a-</SPAN> to <SPAN class=foreign>-o-</SPAN> by influence of
<SPAN class=foreign>sorrow</SPAN>. Apologetic sense (short for <SPAN
class=foreign>I'm sorry</SPAN>) is attested from 1834; phrase <SPAN
class=foreign>sorry about that</SPAN> popularized 1960s by U.S. TV show "Get
Smart."*</DD></DL>
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<DIV class=highlight>Still working on the word in ‘anishnabehmowin’ otherwise
incorrectly known as ‘Ojibwa speak’...</DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">_______<BR>wahjeh<BR>rolland
nadjiwon<BR>------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>"there
was a time when we could list the problems...<BR>not anymore...<BR>the situation
has outdistanced our ability to understand it...."</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=rzs@WILDBLUE.NET
href="mailto:rzs@WILDBLUE.NET">Richard Zane Smith</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 25, 2011 10:20 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
href="mailto:ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU">ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [ILAT] Native peoples ask Jesuits to help preserve
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<DIV>it would be an interesting study:</DIV>
<DIV>the anthropological cultural psychological apologetics of a culture of
apologies.</DIV>
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<DIV>what is the root of : "i'm sorry" , " forgive me" </DIV>
<DIV>are there any indigenous cultures who use similar words.</DIV>
<DIV>Wyandot have a word that is translated as "I'm sorry"
<B>a'yetate'</B></DIV>
<DIV>but honestly i don't really know what that means...</DIV>
<DIV>rzs</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Rolland Nadjiwon <SPAN
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<DIV>I simply respond to people who ‘apologize’ to me or say, ‘I’m sorry....’
‘Please don’t apologize to me or tell me you are sorry...just don’t do it
again and/or fix it.’ Apologies, to me, are simply a license to repeat
inappropriate action and I will not allow myself to be victimized by an
apology. I see people repeatedly victimized by their willingness to ‘forgive’
perpetrators. </DIV>
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nadjiwon<BR>------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>"there
was a time when we could list the problems...<BR>not anymore...<BR>the
situation has outdistanced our ability to understand it...."</DIV>
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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=hardman@UFL.EDU href="mailto:hardman@UFL.EDU"
target=_blank>Dr. MJ Hardman</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 25, 2011 2:27 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: Native peoples ask Jesuits to help preserve language
(fwd link)</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=im>Well said. Some of us study the ‘apologies that aren’t
apologies.’ MJ<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=im>On 5/25/11 2:10 PM, "Richard Zane Smith"
<<A>wlmailhtml:rzs@WILDBLUE.NET</A>> wrote:<BR><BR></DIV></SPAN></FONT>
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<DIV class=im>on a similar note:<BR>Public apologies are big media events
and becoming "the in thing"<BR>Apologies ought to accompany a commitment to
undo damage that's confessed to,<BR>not simply a time for the abuser to get
a hug and made to "feel better".<BR><BR>as much as apologies are nice...many
tack on disclaimers in fine print at the end<BR>to make sure no one can
legally hold them accountable to their admissions.<BR><BR>a public apology
puts Indigenous people ON THE SPOT.<BR><BR>To <B>refuse</B> to accept a
public apology makes indigenous people look "unforgiving" and mean,<BR>and
the "apologizers" as the ones turned away for seeking to right a
wrong.<BR>but<BR>to <B>accept </B>apology gives the abuser documentation of
"a public forgiveness" <BR>a freedom from guilt, a sigh of relief that they
may be now free from prosecution.<BR><BR>Either way,an apology without
committment to work to heal or undo damage,<BR>is merely an emotional "feel
good event" for the party with dirty hands.<BR><BR><BR>ske:noh,<BR>Richard
Zane Smith<BR>Wyandotte Oklahoma<BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=im>On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 12:51 AM, Phillip E Cash Cash
<<A>wlmailhtml:cashcash@email.arizona.edu</A>>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Native peoples ask Jesuits to help preserve
language<BR><BR>May. 23, 2011<BR>By Michael Swan, Catholic News
Service<BR>CA<BR><BR>TORONTO -- As Canada's Jesuits remembered their first
steps on North<BR>American soil and the welcome they received from Mi'kmaq
people 400<BR>years ago, the Mi'kmaq asked for a favor.<BR><BR>"Maybe it's
time for the Mi'kmaq to ask for your help in preserving<BR>our language,"
Grand Keptin Antle Denny told three dozen Canadian<BR>Jesuits and about
100 guests who had gathered to mark the 1611 landing<BR>of two Jesuits at
Port Royal in what is now Nova Scotia.<BR><BR>Access full article
below:<BR><A
href="http://ncronline.org/news/native-peoples-ask-jesuits-help-preserve-language"
target=_blank>http://ncronline.org/news/native-peoples-ask-jesuits-help-preserve-language</A><BR></SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT
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<DIV class=im><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><BR>Dr. MJ Hardman<BR>Professor of Linguistics and
Anthropology<BR>Department of Linguistics<BR>University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida<BR>Doctora Honoris Causa UNMSM, Lima, Perú
<BR>website: <A href="http://grove.ufl..edu/~hardman/"
target=_blank>http://grove.ufl..edu/~hardman/</A> <BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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