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26 January
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How do you say this in English (US)?
I hope Sarah can come to the party. It will be a shame if she can’t come.
How do you say this in English (US)?
I hope Sarah can come to the party. It will be a shame if she can’t come.
I hope Sarah can come to the party. It will be a shame if she can’t come.
Is it the word ‘shame’ here has the same meaning as ‘pity’?
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not as strong as pity. more like waste of a good opportunity. or opposite of nice.
like it would be nice if we had a group photo of all the classmates. it would be a shame if we did not take this opportunity.
wasted chance but not tragic
- English (US)
"It's a shame but we can't form an online Guild together, she doesn't even own that game."
"I know that was your favorite candy bar...It's a shame, but it seems the product was discontinued."
"Your cat seems to like your sister more than you now; nothing you can do, it's a shame she gets most of the cuddles from Kitty."
I dunno, I tried 😅😉
Hope this helps
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Correction to sound more natural
I hope Sarah can come to the party. It would be a shame if she couldn’t come.

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