class grape 269 If I say I'm a shame it mean I'm regret right? Not quite. It's a shame.
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class grape 269If I say I'm a shame it mean I'm regret right?
Not quite.
It's a shame. I regret (doing) it.
class grape 269I'm a shame
It's not that. It's I'm ashamed. It's one word.
And regret is not the central emotion we feel when we feel ashamed. It's more like embarrassed, humiliated, or mortified, or sometimes even guilty.
CJ