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Old 29-Apr-2006, 11:24
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Default What to say when you misunderstood someone

Dear Teacher,

When someone told me that I misunderstood him/her what should I say:

a) Sorry, I misunderstood you.
b) Sorry for my misunderstanding.
c) Sorry to have misunderstood you.
d) Sorry to have got you wrong.
e) Sorry that I got you wrong.
f) Sorry, I misunderstood what you meant.
g) Sorry, I misunderstood that you …

If any of these are not accepted as standard spoken English and never used by English native speakers please kindly pick them out (so that I can avoid using them in future). Also, Is there a better way to express the same meaning in this situation?

Thank you very much in advance for your kind help.

Anne
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Old 29-Apr-2006, 11:41
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Default Re: What to say when you misunderstood someone

I think once we didn't understand you...... we can say:
sorry, i am not getting you......
or i didn't got you( past)
sorry for my misunderstanding.
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Old 29-Apr-2006, 16:39
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Default Re: What to say when you misunderstood someone

I wouldn't use b). The others are all OK. It would depend on the formality of the situation and how serious a problem had arisen from not understanding them. Things like 'I didn't get what you meant' would be less formal.
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Old 30-Apr-2006, 05:47
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Post Re: What to say when you misunderstood someone

Hi there
Can I say " I didn't catch what you said " ?
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Old 30-Apr-2006, 16:00
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Default Re: What to say when you misunderstood someone

Yes- that's a good one.
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