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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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To our regret/sorrow

To our regret/sorrow, the singer cancelled tonight's concert due to the bad weather.

Hi,
Do regret and sorrow alike fit in the above and convey a similar idea? Thanks.
  

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Hi, To our regret/sorrow, the singer has cancelled tonight's concert due to the bad weather. I've added a few grammar changes, above. Do regret and sorrow alike fit in the above and convey a similar idea?

  • Hi, To our regret/sorrow, the singer has cancelled tonight's concert due to the bad weather.
  • I've added a few grammar changes, above.
  • Do regret and sorrow alike fit in the above and convey a similar idea?
  • To my mind, the use of the noun forms (regret, sorrow() make the statement too powerful for what is being said.
  • It's just a concert.
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Hi,
To our regret/sorrow, the singer has cancelled tonight's concert due to the bad weather.
I've added a few grammar changes, above.

Do regret and sorrow alike fit in the above and convey a similar idea?
To my mind, the use of the noun forms (regret, sorrow() make the statement too powerful for what is being said.
It's just a concert. Nobody ha

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