[Kevin]

I agree.

I know lots of people that use sorry as almost every other word!

Not to sound sexist but females more than males seem to use it (I'm pretty sure this is backed up by some kind of research as we've discussed it in one of my classes). It's 'disempowering' language or weak language. I agree that it's overused but I'm pretty sure it's not something new.

I prefer "oops."