"Please excuse my being so late." Does this sentence make sense and is it grammatical?
wotcha Senior Member Joined Jun 29, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Korean Home Country South Korea Current Location South Korea Feb 4, 2013 #1 "Please excuse my being so late." Does this sentence make sense and is it grammatical?
probus Moderator Staff member Joined Jan 7, 2011 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Feb 4, 2013 #2 In my opinion it is perfect. It is exactly what I would say on arriving late at a meeting.
T taked4700 Member Joined Feb 3, 2013 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language Japanese Home Country Japan Current Location Japan Feb 4, 2013 #3 What difference do you see between the title sentence and "I'm sorry for being so late."? I guess the title sentence is a bit more formal. Thanks in advance.
What difference do you see between the title sentence and "I'm sorry for being so late."? I guess the title sentence is a bit more formal. Thanks in advance.