Saying Apology

For small mistakes

Simply saying "sorry" is most common with small mistakes, like bumping into someone or saying someone’s name wrong.

Whoops! Sorry!

Oh! Sorry.

Sorry ‘bout that.

Oh, my bad.

My fault, bro.

More serious mistake:

For a more serious mistake, especially in customer service situations.

I’m so sorry.

I apologize.

Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry. I should have watched where I was going.

For incorrect information

If you cause a problem with communication, or give incorrect information.

My mistake.

I had that wrong.

I was wrong on that.

My apologies.

Sorry, my apologies. I had that wrong.

Making a formal or serious apology

If you make a serious mistake with a friend, loved one, or coworker, you shouldn’t use casual language to apologize.

I’d like to apologize.

I want to apologize.

I owe you an apology.

I wanted to tell you I’m sorry.

After these phrases, you can add "for (doing something/ how I… / what I…)":

I'd like to apologize for how I reacted yesterday.

If you want to, you can also say:

I hope you can forgive me.

That was wrong of me.

Writing a formal apology

We use the most formal English in writing.

I sincerely apologize.

I take full responsibility.

You may want to complete the sentence with one of these phrases:

...for any problems I may have caused.

...for my behavior.

...for my actions.

A simple apology

If it is a small problem you may just need to say sorry. You should see though that you need to think about whether you want to use but/that/for

I’m sorry but___

I’m sorry but I won’t be able to come to the part.

I’m sorry that _

I’m sorry that I broke you mug.

I’m sorry for_

I’m sorry for not having replied sooner.

A stronger apology

These are phrases that work when there is a bigger mistake

I do apologise for _

I do apologise for failing to meet you at the station.

I must apologise for _

I really must apologise for___

I sincerely apologise for _

I sincerely apologise for the trouble this has caused you.

More informal

If you are writing to a friend.

I’m ever so sorry_

I’m ever so sorry that we won’t see each other next week.

I’m really sorry _

I’m really sorry that I’ve lost that book you lent me.

More formal

I would like to apologise_

I would like to apologise for missing my appointment with you.

Please accept my apologies for___

Please accept my apologies for the disturbance caused.

Thinking about the consequences

Something else you may need to do is to apologise for any difficulty.

I’m sorry if this puts you out

I do apologise for any inconvenience caused

I hope that this does not cause you any problems

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📋 Stating Your Opinion
🔹In my opinion,
🔹According to me,
🔹In my view,
🔹To me,
🔹From my point of view,
🔹I think
🔹It seems to me that
🔹I believe
🔹From my perspective
🔹To my way of thinking
🔹It appears that
🔹I suppose
🔹I realize
🔹I understand
🔹I imagine
🔹I feel

📋 Giving Examples
🔹For example,
🔹For instance,
🔹such as
🔹In other words,
🔹as
🔹like
🔹that is
🔹namely
🔹To illustrate
🔹To paraphrase

📋 Comparing
🔹Similar to
🔹As…as
🔹in common
🔹also
🔹Either…or
🔹In the same way,
🔹Neither…nor
🔹At the same time
🔹Just as
🔹resemble

📋 Contrasting
🔹However,
🔹But
🔹On the contrary,
🔹On the other hand,
🔹Differ from
🔹Nevertheless
🔹Although
🔹Though
🔹Otherwise
🔹Instead
🔹Alternatively,
🔹Even though

📋 Generalizing
🔹Generally,
🔹Generally speaking,
🔹Overall,
🔹On the whole,
🔹In general,
🔹By and large,
🔹It seems to me that
🔹I believe
🔹All in all,
🔹Basically,
🔹Essentially,
🔹As a rule,
🔹All things considered
🔹For the most part

📋 Expressing Certainty
🔹Certainly,
🔹Undoubtedly,
🔹Doubtless,
🔹No doubt,
🔹Definitely,
🔹Of course,

📋 Expressing Partial Agreement
🔹More or less,
🔹To some extent,
🔹Up to a point,
🔹Almost,
🔹In a way,
🔹So to speak,

📋 Showing cause
🔹Due to
🔹Because
🔹Because of
🔹Owing to

📋 Showing effect
🔹Therefore,
🔹As a result,
🔹Consequently,
🔹For this reason,
🔹Thus,
🔹So,
🔹thereby
🔹Eventually,
🔹Hence,
🔹The reason why

📋 Marking time
🔹First,
🔹Last
🔹Second,
🔹Lastly,
🔹Third,
🔹Then,
🔹Firstly,
🔹First of all,
🔹Secondly,
🔹Before
🔹Thirdly,
🔹After
🔹During
🔹While
🔹To begin with
🔹At the same time
🔹Simultaneously
🔹After this / that
🔹Since
🔹Meanwhile
🔹Afterwards
🔹Following this
🔹When
🔹As soon as

📋 Adding Information
🔹Furthermore
🔹In addition
🔹Also
🔹And
🔹Moreover
🔹Similarly
🔹Likewise
🔹As well as
🔹Besides
🔹Too
🔹Even
🔹What’s more

📋 Expressing condition
🔹If
🔹Whether
🔹In case
🔹Unless
🔹Provided that
🔹So that

📋 Concluding
🔹To summarize
🔹In conclusion
🔹Lastly,
🔹Finally,
🔹To conclude with,
🔹In short,

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Women’s Day

It’s the day to celebrate
It’s the day to think
For all that the world have done
To the charming colour pink

They blocked off her way
They chased her that day
They stormed all her life
Her blurred eyes did say

An unarmed woman
With self arrested courage
They pulled down her confidence
With their harsh and sharp image

They found her so helpless
They made her to cry
They turned her life to hell
And forced her to die

But let me say a word
A word full of hope
She made her way out
And learned how to cope

A woman, a mother, a wife
With patience she strives
Caring, bearing and working
Still struggling with life…

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