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What do you rather say - "pity" or "too bad"?
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It depends on the context. Can you give an example?
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@StarW not really. We would only use it if we were trying to sound formal. Normally, we use pity to mean that we feel bad for some one
If someone loses in a game we would possibly say
“I pity them” or “i feel bad for them”
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