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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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I still pray for your pardon
I will buy you a new watch as a replacement. Maybe it won't be as valuable as the one you lent me. So I still pray for your pardon.
Hi,
Does the bolded sentence in the above sound good in the context? Is it better to rewrite it as "So I still beg your pardon?"
Hi,
Does the bolded sentence in the above sound good in the context? Is it better to rewrite it as "So I still beg your pardon?"
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The original is overly apologetic and does not match the register of a sentence about a lost watch. I beg your pardon is just wrong here. I suggest: I'll buy you a new watch as a replacement , though I can't afford one as valuable as the one you lent me.
- The original is overly apologetic and does not match the register of a sentence about a lost watch.
- I beg your pardon is just wrong here.
- I suggest: I'll buy you a new watch as a replacement , though I can't afford one as valuable as the one you lent me.
- But I still hope you'll forgive me.
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The original is overly apologetic and does not match the register of a sentence about a lost watch. I beg your pardon is just wrong here. I suggest:
I'll buy you a new watch as a replacement, though I can't afford one as valuable as the one you lent me. But I still hope you'll forgive me.
The original is overly apologetic and does not match the register of a sentence about a lost watch. I beg your pardon is just wrong here. I suggest:
I'll buy you a new watch as a replacement, though I can't afford one as valuable as the one you lent me. But I still hope you'll forgive me.
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