jbsegal: (scruffy)
jbsegal ([personal profile] jbsegal) wrote2005-01-27 07:29 pm
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"I'm sorry"

English needs seperate terms for "It is my fault and I apologize" and "I am unhappy in sympathy with your unhappiness".

Am I just showing a lacuna in my vocabulary?

[identity profile] chhotii.livejournal.com 2005-01-27 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that is confusing.

I think I was 30 before I figured out that "sorry" had the second meaning. This always caused miscommunication with my ex-husband-- I'd be grumbling about something, he'd say "I'm sorry", and I'd say "what are you apologizing about? This isn't your fault."