dear board<br/><br/> here is my scenerio..............<br/><br/>when three people are blocking the way. you have to cross them to goahead. is "excuse me" is the right word to use.....<br/><br/>i think excuse me should be used after making an affence.... or mistake.... are after breaking any meeting....<br/><br/>whether excuseme should be used after affence or before affence....<br/><br/>sorry for my english mistakes<br/><br/><img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>