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From: Lawrence Krauss < To: nancy dahl Cc: Adam Waldman Subject: Fwd: this is interesting too Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:37:04 +0000 Inline-Images: image002.png Begin forwarded message: From: Patricia Barnes Subject: this is interesting too Date: February 28, 2018 at 11:25:53 AM MST To: Krauss Lawrence •tzl from this article: http://www. hilly com/philly/living/harvey-weinstein-matt-lauer-kevin-spacey-sexual- harassment-apology-20 1 71204.html Indeed, there are dos and don'ts of saying you're sorry, according to Lerner and Edwin Battistella, a professor of linguistics at Southern Oregon University and the author of Sony About That: The Language of Public Apology: Do: • Use the word "apologize" • Clearly state what you did wrong • Keep it short • Offer some form of reparations Don't: • Use the conditional (if this happened; what I might have done) • Use the word "but" EFTA00870274  • Minimize • Ask for the victim to do something (i.e. forgive you) • Emphasize how much you respect women • Note that things used to be different • Say you thought what you were doing was fine • Note that you don't do that thing anymore • Place blame elsewhere Lawrence M. Krauss Director, The Origins Project at ASU Co-Director, Cosmology Initiative Foundation Professor School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department Arizona State University, M. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287.1404 Research Office: I Assistant (Jessica): Origins Office (Cynthia): origins.asthedu I Origins Project 10 Year Celebration Be a part of something 10 years in the making! April 5-9th 2018 - Visit for more info EFTA00870275