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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: excuse versus explanation #59377 03/03/2002 12:38 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Cap K sez: All excuses are nothing but explanation, but not all explanations are excuses. Rhuby sez: An excuse is offered to someone who has power to "punish" you Gotta more or less go along here. An excuse is an explanation of a screw up. Usually it is an attempt to deflect the blame. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted excuse versus explanation Rouspeteur 03/02/2002 7:55 PM Re: excuse versus explanation Jackie 03/02/2002 9:43 PM Re: excuse versus explanation consuelo 03/02/2002 9:50 PM Re: excuse versus explanation wwh 03/02/2002 10:11 PM Re: excuse versus explanation Capital Kiwi 03/02/2002 11:26 PM Re: excuse versus explanation wwh 03/02/2002 11:40 PM Re: excuse versus explanation Rouspeteur 03/03/2002 12:14 AM Re: excuse versus explanation consuelo 03/03/2002 12:31 AM Re: excuse versus explanation wow 03/04/2002 2:28 PM Re: excuse versus explanation rkay 03/06/2002 2:50 PM Re: excuse versus explanation Capital Kiwi 03/03/2002 1:14 AM Re: excuse versus explanation RhubarbCommando 03/03/2002 11:25 AM Re: excuse versus explanation Faldage 03/03/2002 12:38 PM Re: excuse versus explanation wsieber 03/04/2002 12:55 PM Re: excuse versus explanation RhubarbCommando 03/04/2002 3:56 PM Reasonable excuse musick 03/04/2002 4:58 PM Re: Reasonable excuse wsieber 03/05/2002 5:40 AM Re: Reasonable excuse Rouspeteur 03/05/2002 10:45 AM Re: Reasonable excuse Keiva 03/05/2002 12:32 PM Re: Reasonable excuse Rouspeteur 03/05/2002 3:39 PM Re: Reasonable excuse Sparteye 03/05/2002 5:28 PM Re: Reasonable excuse Faldage 03/05/2002 6:05 PM Forever hold your... musick 03/05/2002 6:56 PM Re: Forever hold your...own, then. consuelo 03/06/2002 12:51 AM Re: Forever hold your...own, then. Rouspeteur 03/06/2002 1:02 AM Re: Yes, dear Keiva 03/06/2002 1:19 AM Re: excuse versus explanation Jackie 03/02/2002 11:49 PM Re: excuse versus explanation wwh 03/03/2002 12:08 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,323 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 12 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,166 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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