I am sorry to have received such an unfavourable reply

[JACEK1]

Hello again!

Does "I am sorry to have received such an unfavourable reply" mean "I am sorry (that) I have received such an unfavourable reply.

I think so but I prefer to check with you. Please put me right on that, if necessary.

Thank you.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Hello again!

Does "I am sorry to have received such an unfavourable reply" mean "I am sorry (that) I have received such an unfavourable reply.

I think so but I prefer to check with you. Please put me right on that, if necessary.

Thank you.

Yes, they mean the same thing.

 

[Barb_D]

But in the sense of "I regret this" rather than "I apologize for this."

The person received the reply, they didn't send it.

 

[Tdol]

Why such an unfavourable reply and not just an unfavourable reply?

 

[Barb_D]

Perhaps he added "AND the horse you rode in on" making it a more unfavorable reply. ;-)