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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Reasonable excuse #59382 03/05/02 05:40 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland The difference that is most focused upon 'round these parts is "reason -vs- excuse". Sorry to disagree: A reason - even if given after the fact - differs from an explanation in that the latter disowns intent and responsibility for the causal chain involved. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted excuse versus explanation Rouspeteur 03/02/02 07:55 PM Re: excuse versus explanation Jackie 03/02/02 09:43 PM Re: excuse versus explanation consuelo 03/02/02 09:50 PM Re: excuse versus explanation wwh 03/02/02 10:11 PM Re: excuse versus explanation Capital Kiwi 03/02/02 11:26 PM Re: excuse versus explanation wwh 03/02/02 11:40 PM Re: excuse versus explanation Rouspeteur 03/03/02 12:14 AM Re: excuse versus explanation consuelo 03/03/02 12:31 AM Re: excuse versus explanation wow 03/04/02 02:28 PM Re: excuse versus explanation rkay 03/06/02 02:50 PM Re: excuse versus explanation Capital Kiwi 03/03/02 01:14 AM Re: excuse versus explanation RhubarbCommando 03/03/02 11:25 AM Re: excuse versus explanation Faldage 03/03/02 12:38 PM Re: excuse versus explanation wsieber 03/04/02 12:55 PM Re: excuse versus explanation RhubarbCommando 03/04/02 03:56 PM Reasonable excuse musick 03/04/02 04:58 PM Re: Reasonable excuse wsieber 03/05/02 05:40 AM Re: Reasonable excuse Rouspeteur 03/05/02 10:45 AM Re: Reasonable excuse Keiva 03/05/02 12:32 PM Re: Reasonable excuse Rouspeteur 03/05/02 03:39 PM Re: Reasonable excuse Sparteye 03/05/02 05:28 PM Re: Reasonable excuse Faldage 03/05/02 06:05 PM Forever hold your... musick 03/05/02 06:56 PM Re: Forever hold your...own, then. consuelo 03/06/02 12:51 AM Re: Forever hold your...own, then. Rouspeteur 03/06/02 01:02 AM Re: Yes, dear Keiva 03/06/02 01:19 AM Re: excuse versus explanation Jackie 03/02/02 11:49 PM Re: excuse versus explanation wwh 03/03/02 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,371 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 854 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 24 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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