From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
SORRY occurs
10 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... sorry.
BB p.78,
Into Action
Arranging the
best deal we can we
let these
people know we are
sorry.
2.
... sorry, and
our conduct continues to harm ...
BB p.70,
How It Works
If we are not
sorry, and our
conduct continues to
harm others, we are
quite sure to
drink.
3.
... sorry for
him and no one is ...
BB p.18,
There Is A Solution
If a
person has
cancer all
are
sorry for him and
no one is
angry or
hurt.
4.
... sorry for
himself.
BB p.81,
Into Action
5.
... sorry, for
we ourselves don't always care ...
BB p.121,
To Wives
If that is so we are
sorry, for we
ourselves don't
always care for
people who
lecture us.
6.
... sorry for
what we have done, and ...
BB p.70,
How It Works
If we are
sorry for what we have
done, and have the
honest desire to
let God take us to
better things, we
believe we
will be
forgiven and
will have
learned our
lesson.
7.
... sorry for
what we have done and, ...
BB p.81,
Into Action
We are
sorry for what we have
done and,
God willing, it
shall not be
repeated.
8.
... sorry for
you.
BB p.181,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
If you
think you are an
atheist, an
agnostic, a
skeptic, or have
any other form of
intellectual pride which
keeps you from
accepting
what is in this
book, I
feel
sorry for you.
9.
... sorry I
got disturbed.
BB p.118,
To Wives
I'm
sorry I
got disturbed.
10.
... sorry won't
fill the bill at all.
BB p.83,
Into Action
A
remorseful mumbling that we are
sorry
won't
fill the
bill at all.
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