Ways to say 'sorry' part 2 - formal apologies - English In A Minute
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Let’s take a minute to have a look at different
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ways you can apologise in a formal situation.
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Imagine you’re in an important meeting at
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work and you interrupted your boss.
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To say 'sorry', you might say:
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'Sorry…'
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'Excuse me...'
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'Pardon me… '
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'Apologies…'
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'I sincerely apologise… for... interrupting.'
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Or: 'for the interruption.'
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Because 'for' is a preposition,
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you can either use a gerund or a noun.
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Now imagine you’re in the same important
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meeting at work and you give a presentation
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in front of your boss that is incomplete and
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full of mistakes. To say 'sorry', you might say:
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'I'm afraid I didn’t finish the presentation.'
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Don’t be confused – 'afraid' does not mean
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'scared' here – it’s like 'sorry', but more
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formal. And notice that after 'afraid', we put a full
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clause or sentence.
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