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Write an apology that owns it without grovelling or excuses
You got it wrong and your draft either excuses you or self-flagellates. Get a clean apology with a repair offer.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Write an apology that owns it. What I did: [facts] Impact on them: [as I understand it] What I can do to repair: [concrete] Channel: [text / email / in person opener] I still disagree about part of it: [optional — keep out of apology if possible] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A sendable apology (own + impact + repair). 2. Excuse and 'but you…' lines you removed, with why. 3. A private vent version I will not send. 4. What to do if they don't reply. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, quotes or what the other person thinks. Give a sendable version and, when I've pasted a vent, a one-line note on what you left out and why. This is help with wording, not legal advice. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. facts: a short note you already have. as I understand it: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You say what you did and the impact.
The assistant asks what you can repair.
You get a sendable apology and excuse lines cut.
What happens
Use ChatGPT to write an apology that owns it without grovelling or excuses
You got it wrong and your draft either excuses you or self-flagellates. Get a clean apology with a repair offer.
Tools
Paste the prompt, fill the blanks, copy the draft.
- ChatGPT — required. Drafts from the text you paste. Nothing is sent.
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