Excuse Your Excuses
"Excuse" has a few meanings. It can mean an attempt to lessen or dismiss blame, or it can be used to dismiss someone. Here are two examples:
"I'm not trying to make excuses, but I didn't know a firecracker could actually destroy a toilet."
"Yes, you may be excused. Next time it shouldn't take you 4 hours to eat your broccoli."
We will talk about both, but I think the second definition is more important.
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