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When You Say The Wrong Thing messages in a Confident tone

Here are 8+ curated message examples for when you say the wrong thing in a confident tone.

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ConfidentgeneralOwn

I own that—I said it wrong.

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ConfidentgeneralNo excuses

No excuses—I was off.

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ConfidentgeneralStraight

That was wrong of me. Sorry.

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ConfidentgeneralCorrect

I’m correcting that—I misspoke.

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ConfidentgeneralOwn

I own that—I got it wrong.

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ConfidentgeneralNo excuses

No excuses—I was off.

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ConfidentgeneralStraight

That’s my mistake.

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ConfidentgeneralCorrect

Correcting myself—I misspoke.

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