Timeline for "I'm sorry" and "I'm afraid"
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| Oct 14, 2014 at 12:47 | comment | added | TimR | @A-friend: 2 and 4 are subtly different. 2 is a straightforward apology. 4 is informing a person, who had been unaware of it, that you were absent. | |
| Oct 14, 2014 at 8:50 | comment | added | A-friend | Thanks guys, just one more question. Do the numbers 2 and 4 mean the same thing hear or rather can the be used interchangeably in this context? | |
| Oct 14, 2014 at 8:18 | vote | accept | A-friend | ||
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| Oct 13, 2014 at 22:09 | comment | added | Crazy Eyes | Yes, the use of "afraid" in this context means that you're worried about upsetting someone by breaking a commitment or doing something unexpected. "I'm afraid we're all out of red wine tonight, sir." The use of "I'm <emotion as adjective> for..." is to denote empathy, and can only be applied to another person. "I'm embarrassed for her; she has to speak in front of the entire school!" We can't feel empathy for objects, so you can't be afraid for "being absent," since "being absent" could not feel fear to begin with. | |
| Oct 13, 2014 at 13:57 | history | answered | TimR | CC BY-SA 3.0 |