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ora_43
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 Tue, Nov 19 2024, 7:40 am
"I'm sorry" can mean:
"I apologize"
"Excuse me"
"That's too bad"
or even
"It's not my fault/ I'm not sorry" ("Sorry, but...")
It really depends on context.
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theoneandonly
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 8:03 am
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When I got in a car accident years ago, the insurance spokesperson asked me if anyone apologized or said sorry at the scene because they might use that to imply guilt. Or something along those lines. I remember thinking it was really strange.
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amother
Tomato
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 9:26 am
| ora_43 wrote: | "I'm sorry" can mean:
"I apologize"
"Excuse me"
"That's too bad"
or even
"It's not my fault/ I'm not sorry" ("Sorry, but...")
It really depends on context. |
Agreed , all of the above.
Or, if someone is passive aggressive like my mil, sorry Is a preface for informing someone that she has done / will do something that will hurt them
‘I couldn’t care less how you feel about this, however ….’
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lamplighter
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 12:45 pm
I'm sorry for (insert action) is accepting guilt.
I'm sorry that (insert experience) is empathy.
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Cheiny
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Tue, Nov 19 2024, 12:46 pm
| happy chick wrote: | | Saying I'm sorry means you feel for the other person. It doesn't mean you're apologizing. Or does it? |
It can mean different things in different contexts.
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