How do you apologize for being a bother?
“I apologise for the inconvenience”. “I’m (so) sorry. I didn’t mean to be such a bother.”…Some other possibilities:
- I am really sorry for having troubled you so much.
- I feel sorry for disturbing you and interrupting your routine.
- I am really sorry for bothering you a lot, thus eating up much of your time.
Is it polite to say sorry to bother?
Empty statements like “I’m sorry to bother you.” are polite, but just make my goal of getting through all the unread messages in my inbox that much harder to achieve. So if your email was written in a professional manner, but was just terse, that’s absolutely fine.
What can I say instead of I’m sorry to bother you?
Jovanovic says, “instead of saying, ‘Sorry for complaining’ or ‘Sorry for venting,’ you could just say, ‘Thank you for listening,’ ‘Thank you for being there’ or ‘Thank you for being my friend.
How can I say sorry to my friend?
Just call your friend, be sincere, and do the same things you would do in person: accept responsibility, apologize, promise to never do it again, ask for forgiveness, etc. This may be a little harder because it’ll be more challenging to read your friend and see how he or she is actually feeling.
How to say ” I’m sorry for such a bother “?
“I apologise for the inconvenience”. ” I’m (so) sorry. I didn’t mean to be such a bother .” “I am sorry for having bothered you”. “I am sorry for having disturbed you”. I am really sorry for having troubled you so much. I feel sorry for disturbing you and interrupting your routine.
How to say ” sorry to bug you again about “?
We do not mean to be burdensome, but we still have not received a response about X …. You may substitute “annoying”, “bothersome”, “aggravating”, or “irritating” for “burdensome” for similar results. Rather than bug I would say bother, but otherwise keep your phrasing: ” Sorry to bother you about this… “.
Which is more formal ” sorry to bug you ” or ” we do not mean to be burdensome “?
However, it depends, and I recognize that this viewpoint avoids the literal question of what to replace those two words with. The phrase “we do not mean to be burdensome” is very close to the “sorry to bug you” phrase, yet has more of a formal feel. It also indicates that your intention is not to be a bother.
When do you say sorry for repeating a request?
If you’re making a reasonable request, there’s no need to preface with “sorry” about this or that. Don’t draw attention to the fact that this may be a “repeated request” or use words like “remind,” “still,” or “again” since that can sound like you’re scolding.