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0-I feel for you02br
00-I feel bad for you02br
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00the first two express sympathy.02br
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00-I feel sorry for you02br
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00This expresses sympathy or pity.0-

0 but what sympathy? like you like/love someone? when you say to someone: "I feel bad for you" it means you like/love this person?0-

0 No, sympathy is nothing to do with love. You feel sorry for them. Perhaps something bad has happened to them. 0-

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0Be careful saying "I feel sorry for you" to someone. It may sound like a nice thing to say, but many people (I don't know how it is in England, but in the US) may take this as you showing superiority.02br
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00For example, you hear that someone's house has burned down. You should say "Oh! I'm so terribly sorry to hear that." Or just "I'm so sorry!"02br
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00but many people (I don't know how it is in England, but in the US) may take this as you showing superiority.12blockquote

10I feel the same way about "I'm so proud of you". My parents or teachers may have the right to say this to me, but not my friends or casual acquaintances. Am I alone in thinking that it is

0Hi Jim,02br
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00I think we had a similar exchange about this. I think people who have a "proprietary interest" in you can say it. So I would include a very close friend or a sibling in that group. The example I used was a friend who had confided in me how she wanted to leave her job, but was afraid, and how after a long time she found the courage to do it. I think in thos