apol·o·gy
Pronunciation:\ə-ˈpä-lə-jē\
Function:noun
Inflected Form(s):plural apol·o·gies
Etymology:Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French apologie, from Late Latin apologia, from Greek, from apo- + logos speech — more at legend
Date:1533
1 a: a formal justification : defense b: excuse 2a
2
: an admission of error or discourtesy accompanied by an expression of regret <a public apology>
3: a poor substitute : makeshift
We acknowledge – now with President Obama – that we have made mistakes in the United States, and we along with other developed countries have contributed most significantly to the problem that we face with climate change,” Admission
“We are hoping a great country like India will not make the same mistakes" Expression
Don't know how to make it any more clear for you Robert an apology is an apology not matter how you slice it. As for being a duplicate thread.. I assume it will be merged into the other one eventually once seen, but when created this was the only one at the time.