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24 Dec 2017
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What is the difference between I am sorry to be snippy. and I am sorry for being snippy. and I am sorry I was snippy. and Q1. Do you feel any differences among 3 sentences ? When do you use each of them in a different situation ? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between I am sorry to be snippy. and I am sorry for being snippy. and I am sorry I was snippy. and Q1. Do you feel any differences among 3 sentences ? When do you use each of them in a different situation ? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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They are similar, but the second one (“being”) is more natural. It would be preferred over the others
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