The wording and the tone of voice should convey the genuineness of sorrow. Jesus Christ taught his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount: “Just let your word Yes mean Yes, your No, No; for what is in excess of these is from the wicked one. ”
शायद दूसरी संस्कृतियों में भी माफी माँगने के अलग - अलग शब्दों का हद - से - ज़्यादा इस्तेमाल होता है ।