I'm terrible sorry

If you want to be grammatically correct, the word should be "terribly" since it is an adverb describing "sorry".

Many people speak/write in colloquial terms and do not pay special attention to adverbs, that must be why "terrible" was used.

Hope that helps.

Chompipe

Thanks for the reply, but this sentence is in a text book and when I googled it I got about 15000 results.

Well, if it's in a grammar book, then the book is wrong.

"terrible sorry" is used in colloquial language. You will get lots of hits if you google for "terrible sorry". Many people do use this construction just like that.

However, the gramatically correct version would be "terribly sorry"


By the way, is it a grammar book you're looking at or

Actually, it is used in a conversation between a customer and a waiter in a resturant. I think your right, just wonder why they use such a sentence in a study text book, "ExpressWays". Thanks for the help.

I see, then it's definitely colloquial language. The authors of the book probably just wanted to show how people actually talk in real life.

Thanks, Chompipe

hopefully...
but I've also seen LOTS of mistakes in English textbooks
especially in eastern Asian countries
terrible