FUNCTION

APOLOGISING

MAKING AN APOLOGY ACCEPTING AN APOLOGY REFUSING AN APOLOGY

- I am very sorry. - Never mind. - I can’t forgive you.

- I apologise for …....
- I must aplogise.
- I beg your pardon.
- It was my fault to ……
- I’m terribly/awfully sorry
- I can’t tell you how sorry I am.
- Sorry, I didn’t mean to …
- Don't apologise. - That’s not OK
- It doesn't matter. - What you did is unforgivable.
- I quite understand. - That’s terribly bad from you.
- That’s not a problem.
- Forget about it.
- No harm is done.
- Don’t bother yourself.

Example:
A: I apologise for the mistakes in the report.
B: Never mind. It can happen to anyone.