No reason to forgive anything,Eric, I wasn't offended. Sorry if it sounded like that. Before getting type 2 diabetes I would never have anything at all with artificial sweetener because it tasted like garbage. Diet soda was the worst. Now, I got to like Splenda after a number of years. I rarely use it in coffee, though. Just add half and half to my morning caffeine.
Sometimes the written word can make a statement seem different than intended. Believe it or not, I feel worse if someone gets offended when that was not my intention.