Re:My dog was killed on a walk with a walker ordered through...
by firmgently on Friday January 18, 2019 @07:59AM
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If I do something bad to a person I say sorry and it means "I'm sorry I did something bad to you".
If something that's out of my control happens to someone I might say sorry and mean "I'm sorry a bad thing happened to you".
I'm British and find that sometimes I think similarly to another person who is British, and at other times I think differently to another person who is British. It's wild.
Re:My dog was killed on a walk with a walker ordered through...
by beaconstudios on Friday January 18, 2019 @07:44AM
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Yeah that's it, though many Brits also share that reaction.
Someone explained it to me as when an American says "sorry" they mean "I'm sorry I did a bad thing to you" and when a Brit says sorry they mean "I'm sorry a bad thing happened to you". Which also explains the not uncommon American response to "sorry" of "Why? It wasn't your fault".