A formal apology...

[_Jersey Girl]

Aw come on, Morley!!!

So sorry. It was killing me.

Yeah, but you're killin' my good time.

:-P

I could smell his roasting flesh.

Finally! Someone who reads my posts!

[_Jersey Girl]

Themis, the term "people of color" is different from "colored people."

So? My point still stands.

by the way I am not alone in not liking the term.

http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/004055.html

I would think it would easy to see why.

Well, let's talk about this, Themis. Which term applicable to the apology in question would you prefer and why do you prefer it?