"apology" -- stretched again

[Joel S. Berson]

"apology" = "I concede I said it poorly (but I still mean it)".

I'm sure previously observed, but ... from the NYTimes, today:

"Paladino Apologizes for Remarks About Gays" [headline].

"In his letter, Mr. Paladino did not back down from the content of
his remarks on homosexuality, though he acknowledged that he 'should
have chosen better words'."

The paper Times did not publish the text of Paladino's 400-word
statement, so I cannot tell if he, as well as the Times, used
"apology" to characterize what he said.

Joel

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