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Is it true that "I beg your pardon" is used to say sorry only by older people? Is it too formal?
Is it true that "I beg your pardon" is used to say sorry only by older people? Is it too formal?
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it is not only used by older people
we use it when someone is being rude
A: Your hair looks greasy today.
B: I beg your pardon.
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Sometimes younger people use it as a joking-angry response to someone like they are daring them to say that again.
Example:
Mary: Well, everyone knows if anyone would mess this up, it'd be Sara....
Sara: I beg your pardon!?
Mary: What? It's true!
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