I have often written about the importance of teachers saying that they’re sorry when we mess-up, which is often. You can see many of those past posts at The Best Resources On The Importance Of Saying “I’m Sorry.”

Now, The Science of Us, a feature of New York Magazine, has published a very useful article headlined The One Word That Can Screw Up an Apology.

In addition to explaining the damage “but” can do, it also offers a lot of other good advice for making effective apologies…