"I'm sorry"

[jbsegal]

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?

Comments

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

I've had that same thought on many occasions! But first you have to think of the phrases, then you have to spread them, and make sure people take them as they're meant...