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New App Alerts Women Who Use ‘Sorry’ at Work

Saying sorry might sound like good manners, but a new app is helping women to stop apologizing so often that they undermine their authority, particularly in the workplace. "Just Not Sorry" highlights each time a user types a key word or phrase such as "sorry," "I think" or "I'm no expert" in emails, said its creator, Tami Reiss. So far, 53,000 users have downloaded the free app, which can be used with Gmail on the Google Chrome web browser....

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