However, in the circumstances to which I have specifically been referring, sorry has it's place -- and it's something that one might say after one staunches the bleeding.
And even so, once I've been stabbed, no matter how sorry the person is, I'm unlikely to want to hang around with them much if they continue to carry knives on their person.
Re: defining fragility
The one thing I forgot to say.
"Sorry" does hold a very important role for me.
However, in the circumstances to which I have specifically been referring, sorry has it's place -- and it's something that one might say after one staunches the bleeding.
And even so, once I've been stabbed, no matter how sorry the person is, I'm unlikely to want to hang around with them much if they continue to carry knives on their person.