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It's important to know the difference between
Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned
and
I'm sorry, Daddy; I've been very naughty
I wonder how many Demetri Martin jokes are stolen every day on Xitter
All of them.
Where's that guy been anyway
That's because "I'm sorry" is essentially short for "I feel sorrow". What it means specifically can differ depending on the context. We have lots of examples of phrases that work like this, for example: if you end a relationship with someone you call it "breaking up" with them. If you pass through a tunnel during a phone call and can't hear the other person very well or the call drops, they're "breaking up". That's because something "breaking up" can refer to it falling apart or being severed. When you apologize, you feel sorrow over your own actions and/or the hurt they have caused. When you console someone grieving, you feel sorrow for their loss. This, like puns, is not in any way exclusive to the English language.
You really know how to take the FUN out of funeral.
During a period where life was fucking me over frequently, I had a friend who would, in commiserating with my situation, say sorry to me, at least partly because he felt bad that he wasn't able to help.
My autistic ass would get confused about whether he had committed a slight against me that I was unaware of, and I'd ask for clarification (because sometimes he was actually apologising for something I hadn't registered). This developed into a shorthand where if I was confused, I'd ask "funeral sorry?".
One's a statement about your feelings. The other is a statement about your hobbies. They are not the same.
I apologize for your loss
I'm sorry = I am sorrowful (sympathy or empathy)
I apologize = I am to explain my action (defense)
Consider:
- "I'm sorry you feel that way."
- "I owe you an apology."
- "What a sorry excuse for a ___ ."
Meaning, "I apologize" at a funeral is the same as "In my defense..."
The meaning of words are context dependant? Wow, that's crazy. /s
“Sorry” has lots of meanings in English. Many of them mean the opposite of what they sound like, or are accusatory even.
Can we just post Dimitri Martin jokes and pass them off as our own?
When I was learning English I feel very stupid questioning why English people says "I'm very sorry". That I lack a critical knowledge that it's normal and it means that someone also feel sorrow.
It's very liberating knowing that even native speaker are also confused and questioning that same phrase.
There's the sympathetic and apologetic sorry.
Not if you're the one who caused the funeral.
Just a bunch of patches.