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|July 09, 2025
BRITS say "sorry" an average of nine times per day, language experts have found.
The UK's "sorry culture" baffles foreigners as we endlessly apologise without really meaning it.
A study by language learning platform Babbel said: "The word has become a hallmark of British understatement. Most of the time people don't use it to apologise.
This story is from the July 09, 2025 edition of Daily Star.
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