It shows the other person that you know an apology is necessary, and you are going to do that now. The phrase “I owe you an apology” is often used to open or to begin the conversation. It’s common to say “My apologies for” or “I apologize for” in business or professional contexts. The expressions “I messed up / I screwed up” are informal ways to say you did something wrong. “I take full responsibility” is a much more formal phrase this would be use in business or professional situations where you need to admit you caused the problem. “ I take full responsibility for failing to train the employees properly.” You can say “it was my fault” for admitting you were responsible for something a little more serious. “ It was my fault that we didn’t get to the airport on time.” My bad (informal) and my mistake are used to admit you did something wrong, but it was relatively minor. We use oops and whoops to admit minor accidents – small things that don’t cause too much harm. “ Oops / whoops – I just spilled some coffee. When the problem is more serious, we often say something like “I’m so/very/really/terribly sorry” to show that we understand we caused a problem or did something more serious. We would not use this phrase for something that really hurt someone or caused them major inconvenience. We can use “Sorry about that” for minor mistakes, things that are less serious, and easily fixed. “Looks like I gave you the wrong phone number. OK, here we go – 20 different ways to say “sorry” and talk about making mistakes and doing something wrong. It’s a great way to learn phrases in context. If you like learning how to use phrases inside real situations, check out my Everyday English Speaking Courses, where all the lessons are based on situations in daily life. This means you’re not just learning a bunch of equivalent ways to say the same thing – you’re learning what native English speakers would say in different situations, so that you can be more fluent. Some of these phrases are more informal and casual, and others are more serious. There are many different times we might want to say “sorry,” but we’d use different words depending on whether we spilled some coffee, or hurt someone’s feelings, or made a mistake at work. Why should you learn all these different expressions? Because they’re used in different situations. Today you’re going to learn 20 different ways to say “sorry” in English.
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