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Thread: sorry
- 29-Mar-2005, 23:25 #1
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sorry a. I am sorry to have caused any trouble.
Does this mean: I am sorry if I have caused any trouble.
It does sort of imply that I haven't really caused any trouble, doesn't it?
- 30-Mar-2005, 02:43 #2
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Teacher Re: sorry Often when people are apologising, they do this to try to lessen the impact of their wrong actions. Prince Harry, who caused a scandal by wearing a Nazi uniform to a party, apologised for any offence he 'may have caused', even though he knew full well that many people were disgusted with his actions.
Last edited by Tdol; 30-Mar-2005 at 02:44. Reason: typo
- 30-Mar-2005, 11:15 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: sorry That's a sly way of apologising!
- 30-Mar-2005, 11:35 #4
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Teacher Re: sorry It's called damage limitation.
