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How many times have we heard someone say, "I wish I could take back what I said to so-and-so." But that, of course, is the nature of the spoken word -- it cannot be recalled. Many public figures in our era of rapid and inclusive press coverage have learned they must be careful of the most casual statement. But even those of us who do not have our every word recorded have often learned that inappropriate words can sometimes be terrible things.
How many times have we heard someone say, "I wish I could take back what I said to so-and-so." But that, of course, is the nature of the spoken word -- it cannot be recalled. Many public figures in our era of rapid and inclusive press coverage have learned they must be careful of the most casual statement. But even those of us who do not have our every word recorded have often learned that inappropriate words can sometimes be terrible things.
