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Sknight  +  326010 Thu, 08 Feb 07 09:04 AM
i was sentenced to write an apology letter to a company where i wrote a check in my grandmothers name a year ago.... i know i know............. i was curious if you could look it over and tell me if this is okay, i've never had to do this before so i'm not entirely sure what to write. thank you!!




To Whom It May Concern:

Please accept my most sincere apology for my behavior last February. Since then i have had plenty of time to think long and hard about what had happened and what I have done. I realize how much this has inconvenienced you and how angry you must have be and have been.

I am really sorry for creating the story I did, and putting you in this situation. I know I should have gone about things differently, and handled the events that were going on better. I have realized how wrong I was in purchasing the ticket with my grandmothers check. Maybe you do unthinkable things when you are in love and trying to salvage any hope that there may be in the relationship. I do admit that I was in the wrong, and can only say how truly sorry I am. I can promise you that I will never do this again, I do wish that there was a way to make it up to you other than just restitution. I am extremely ashamed and remorseful of my actions. Thinking back on that time, a year ago, I cannot believe what I had done.

I can understand that it may be difficult for you to accept my apology, but hope that this letter might help.

Sincerely,

(will sign my name here)



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nona the brit  +  326379 Thu, 08 Feb 07 05:07 PM
To Whom It May Concern:

Please accept my most sincere apology for my behavior last February. Since then I have had plenty of time to think long and hard about what had happened and what I have done. I realize how much this has inconvenienced you and how angry you must have been and must still be.

I am really sorry for creating the story I did, and for putting you in this situation. I know I should have gone about things differently, and handled it all better. I have realized how wrong I was in purchasing the ticket with my grandmother's check. Maybe we do unthinkable things when we are in love and trying to salvage any hope that there may be in the relationship. I do admit that I was in the wrong, and can only say how truly sorry I am. I can promise you that I will never do this again. I do wish that there was a way to make it up to you other than just restitution. I am extremely ashamed and remorseful about my actions. Thinking back on that time, a year ago, I cannot believe what I did.

I can understand that it may be difficult for you to accept my apology, but I hope that this letter might help make things better.

Sincerely,

nona the brit
Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004
England
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Pachard  +  338513 Mon, 12 Mar 07 10:10 PM
That is a nice letter. You cover most of the basics of an effective apology.

The only weak part of your apology is when you write "Maybe we do unthinkable things when we are in love and trying to salvage the relationship."
It would be more effective if you said "What I did was unthinkable and wrong. I acted regrettably in the hopes of salvaging a relationship and  there is no excuse for that."

It is important to take full responsibility and not put yourself into a collective "we".    For all the ingredients of an effective apology you can visit this user-guide for extending the perfect apology.

Cheers,
Pachard
Joined on Mon, Mar 12 2007
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Anonymous, 31 days ago
Please accept my most sincere apology for my behavior last February. Since then I have had plenty of time to think long and hard about what had happened and what I have done. I realize how much this has inconvenienced you and how angry you must have been and must still be.

I am really sorry for creating the story I did, and for putting you in this situation. I know I should have gone about things differently, and handled it all better. I have realized how wrong I was in purchasing the ticket with my grandmother's check. Maybe we do unthinkable things when we are in love and trying to salvage any hope that there may be in the relationship. I do admit that I was in the wrong, and can only say how truly sorry I Please accept my most sincere apology for my behavior last February. Since then I have had plenty of time to think long and hard about what had happened and what I have done. I realize how much this has inconvenienced you and how angry you must have been and must still be.

I am really sorry for creating the story I did, and for putting you in this situation. I know I should have gone about things differently, and handled it all better. I have realized how wrong I was in purchasing the ticket with my grandmother's check. Maybe we do unthinkable things when we are in love and trying to salvage  the relationship. I do admit that I was in the wrong, and can only say how truly sorry I am. I can promise you that I will never do this again. I do wish that there was a way to make it up to you other than just restitution. I am extremely ashamed and remorseful about my actions. Thinking back on that time, a year ago, I cannot believe what I did.

I can understand that it may be difficult for you to accept my apology, but I hope that this letter might help make things better.

Sincerely,
am. I can promise you that I will never do this again. I do wish that there was a way to make it up to you other than just restitution. I am extremely ashamed and remorseful about my actions. Thinking back on that time, a year ago, I cannot believe what I did.

I can understand that it may be difficult for you to accept my apology, but I hope that this letter might help make things better.

Sincerely,
Grammar Geek  +  951798 Sat, 24 Oct 09 08:59 PM
Hi Anon,

It was nice of you to put the time into correcting this letter, but it was posted 2 1/2 years ago - the original poster no doubt had to submit his/her letter a long, long time ago. We always need people to review and correct essays, so we're glad to have help in that - but please look for ones that are recent and without replies. Thanks.
Grammar Geek
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