How do I say sorry in English? How to say 'sorry' - Learn English with Duncan

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you know the world of English is a fun and exciting place to be
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I'm so glad you could join me for another lesson
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wow this is such a beautiful vase
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how much did you say it's worth 10,000 pounds that's a lot of money and there's
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only two of these left in the world
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yes well all I can say is I hope you take good care of it because the last
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thing you want to do is drop it
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hi everybody this is mr. Duncan in England how are you today
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are you okay I hope so
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are you happy I hope so
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in this lesson we will look at an action which for many of us is very hard to do
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saying sorry
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S O R R Y
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exclamation mark we all make mistakes and sometimes we say and do things that hurt
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or upset other people more often than not we end up feeling bad about these
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events and the emotion of regret takes over from our feeling of anger
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we suddenly feel the need to say sorry for our actions and behavior
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there are many ways of saying sorry I'm terribly sorry for what I said to you I
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deeply regret my actions yesterday
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please accept my sincerest apology
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I'm so very sorry for what I did
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I was in the wrong when I said those things to you
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I did not mean to hurt you and now I regret it
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it was wrong of me to behave that way and I'm sorry
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nothing I say or do will take that action away but now i want to make it up
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to you by apologising
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I realise my mistake now and i'm sorry i hope you can forgive me
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I apologise wholeheartedly
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I hope we can still be friends
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I'm ever so sorry that's my bad
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oh I'm sorry
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you can also say sorry
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as a way of showing sympathy towards another person when you hear some bad
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news from them
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I'm sorry to hear about your father's death
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I'm sorry to hear that you lost your job
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I'm sorry to hear that you have been ill recently
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of course the person you are apologising to must accept your remorse and if they
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do they can say that's quite alright
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I forgive you there is no need to apologise
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let's forget it I accept your apology
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so do not worry yes I forgive you
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apology accepted
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hey I'm sorry too - okay let's just forget about it
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so we are friends again yes we should let bygones be bygones
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all that is all water under the bridge now
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sure I forgive you now come here and give me a big hug when we say sorry
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when we say sorry we offer our apology we show our remorse
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we apologise profusely
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we ask for forgiveness we want to make amends
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I'm sorry for eating your last banana
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do you forgive me yes I forgive you that's nice saying sorry to another
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person can be a very difficult thing to do
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it can take us a long time to offer an apology
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sometimes months or even years
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we often resist saying sorry because in our own mind we feel that there is
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nothing to apologise for
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also there is the feeling of losing face or backing down
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which can put us off apologising to someone indefinitely thus preventing us
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from ever saying sorry to that person
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is there anyone in your life who you would like to say sorry to - did you
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recently have an argument with a friend or relative and did you say something to
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them that you now regret saying sorry can be the hardest thing in the world to
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do but once you have said it and it has been accepted then a huge weight will be
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lifted from your shoulders and your friendship will be saved
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I suppose the big question must be is it worth destroying a close relationship
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over a few badly chosen words
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surely the reply must be of course not
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well another lesson has come to an end
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thank you for watching me teaching you this is mr. Duncan in England saying
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forgive and forget before it's too late
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and of course ta ta for now 8-)
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