Sorry for/about something?

What is your question?

Which preposition is correct?

I am terribly sorry for what I have said.

In other sentences, you can use "about".
eg

A: Ouch! You stepped on my toe!
B. Oh, I'm sorry about that. Please excuse me.

The preposition "about" is right. Generally speaking, when you feel sorry for sb,we use the preposition "for". If you feel sorry for sth,we usually use the preposition "about". I hope my answer is helpful to you.

Lynn520when you feel sorry for sb,we use the preposition "for". If you feel sorry for sth,we usually use the preposition "about"

I am sorry about my stupid question. According to your explanation, I can be sorry for somebody, but sorry about something, am I right? So the preposition is based on whether th

Lynn520when you feel sorry for sb,

That is true when you are using the phrase feel sorry for ... It means to pity.

But that was not the original question, which did not have the verb feel at all.

Both about and for can be used after "be sorry"
I use about, when the situation

Yes. Just two simple sentences I will give you and you can think about the difference between "for" and "about" .
eg: I feel sorry for you.But I don't feel sorry about what I have said to you.

Lynn520But I don't feel sorry about what I have said to you.

Your answer differs from AlpheccaStars's. She told me she would be sorry for what she said. Not about...But you feel sorry about what you hav

I think we can say I'm sorry for what I did and I'm sorry about what I did.

I am sorry for myself.I did't realize that the question I replied above wasn't an original one.Thank you for your mild sugg