German: Arme-Sünder-BriefeEnglish translation: repentant-sinner letters 
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Other / Idioms | | German term or phrase: Arme-Sünder-Briefe | [Auch wenn ich es tun soll,] "...mag ich doch keine Arme-Sünder-Briefe schreiben, zur Entschuldigung!"
Do we have an English expression for this? In this case it concerns someone who is apologizing in a letter for not having gone too long without writing. |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseKevin Pfeiffer (asker): 3:04pm Aug 3, 2004: Korrektur - "...apologizing for having gone too long without writing"
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| | repentent sinner | Explanation:
repentent sinner letter
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Note added at 17 mins (2004-08-03 15:20:09 GMT)
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armer Suender usually means \"poor devil or wretch,\" but I don\'t believe this translation works here.
What the guy is saying is that he hates the idea of apologizing, but he knows that he must at least mention that he has been remiss. |
| Selected response from:
 Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
| Note from asker to answererThanks, Doc! Ian's answer was quite good, but yours had a certain lightheartedness that works well in this case. Thanks also to Marcus for keeping us on our toes.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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3 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 |
| grovelling letters of apology
Explanation:
Or "letters grovelling for forgiveness", something along those lines ...
| xxxIanW
Germany
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