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Bamboo Posted 20 years ago
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sorry for and sorry about

0when you express regret or apology, can we use them interchangeably?02br
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00I'm sorry for/about that.02br
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00I'm sorry for/about my rudeness. etc.02br
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00thanks in advance,02br
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02font 02br 02br 01font 00Maybe someone else can explain better with some rules. 05002font 010id1

  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Maybe someone else can explain better with some rules.
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0I'm sorry for/about that.02br
01font00I usually just say "Oh, sorry about that."02br
00"(I'm) sorry for that" doesn't collocate as well, in my mind.02font
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00I'm sorry for/about my rudeness, etc.02br
01font00In this case I'd usually say "I'm sorry about my rudeness."0

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