How to APOLOGIZE correctly (SORRY vs. EXCUSE ME)

Do you know how to apologize in English properly? When to use "Sorry" and when to use "Excuse me"? It is one of the most common mistakes among English learners. Continue watching this video to find out all about it!

1:20 – Apologizing for serious mistakes
2:05 – Eye contact
3:37 – Informal apologies
4:54 – Difference between "Sorry" and "Excuse me"
5:58 – Using "Sorry" to express sympathy
7:00 – Voice, body language, facial expressions
7:22 – Prepositions with "Sorry"
7:50 – How to react to apologies

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[poojakeerthi]

I owe you an apology
I'd like to apologize
I take full responsibility for my behavior
Please forgive me
My apologies
How stupid of me! I should have thought of this
I'm. So, I was wrong on that
Excuse me, Could you please move a little
Excuse me, can I have your attention please
Excuse me can I have a word
I'm so sorry to hear that
Don't worry about it.. it's okay
That's all right.. Forget it
No problem / no worries / no big thing
That is not your own fault
U should not blame urself
My apologies
Sorry! my bad/ my mistake/ my fault
I wanted tell u I'm sorry
I'm so sorry about your loss
Please do not blame yourself

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[kaylyssahughes]

I'm a native English speaker and some of these don't sound quite right:

If you say, "I am sorry, I was wrong on that, " you would be understood but I think it would sound more natural to say, "Sorry, I was wrong on that one, " (maybe?) but more often you would say "I was wrong about that." Side note: You will almost always contract "I am" and say "I'm" in everyday speech. However, you could separate the words for emphasis: "I. Am. So. Sorry."

In fact, bonus tip: the only spoken phrase you need to know for most of the more serious situations is this: "I. Am. So. Sorry." Say each word with lots of emphasis and to really get your point across, say, "I. Am. Sorry." lol

"How stupid of me! I should have thought about this." "I should have thought about this" is wrong. Say, "I should have thought of that." (Will often sound like "I shoulda thought of that" when said quickly) "How stupid of me!" is okay but a little dramatic and a little old-fashioned.

Note: Shouting "Excuse me!" to get attention can come off as rude. By the time people shout, "Excuse me!" they are usually pretty impatient. Don't say this in a work meeting. You can also say "Excuse me" AFTER bumping into someone, or after like, burping or coughing, it is a polite apology just like "sorry." The biggest difference is "Sorry" isn't used to get people's attention or to get them to move like she was explaining.

Sympathy sorry: "Sorry for your loss." and "So sorry to hear that." You can remove the "I'm" to sound more natural.

I don't think the "Sorry for/ sorry about" distinction is true. You actually use "Sorry about" when you've done something wrong that's not a big deal. Running 2 minutes late, slight misunderstanding, etc, say, "Sorry about that!" "I missed the first train, sorry about that." "Sorry about that, I thought you said x not y."

"No big thing" is not right. "No big deal" is better.

Say, "It's not your fault!" instead of "This is not your fault, " but only if the person is apologizing and taking the blame for something that has nothing to do with them. "I'm so sorry I screwed up all these orders!" "It's not your fault! I gave you all the wrong information!"

Please do not/ you should not blame yourself = "Don't blame yourself" and only say this if it makes sense, it's not really a handy phrase.

She also didn't address the most common (INFORMAL!!!! NEVER SAY AT WORK!) apology phrase of the all: "I fucked up." That's what you say when you cheat on someone, get caught stealing, commit a crime, lose the $1000 your friend gave you, etc. "I really fucked up." The response is either, "No you didn't" or "Yeah you did."

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