Does the person who says "I'm sorry, BUT...." really annoy you, too?
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I'm sorry, but what is so annoying about it? LOL
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Sometimes. the word BUT can be killer. haha
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Yes, because "but" negates anything you've said before it.
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Yes, indeed! I sometimes find myself reminding my husband that "if it contains the word 'but,' it's NOT an apology."
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Yes. And I am just as guilty as the next person. The speaker really meant everything after the "but".
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Not at all, all I care about is if they said sorry.
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Heck Yeah, Im sorry BUT.....I want to give you a excuse. Save it for someone else!
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A bit because I learned that what the word "but" means is ignore everything I said before because now I'm going to tell you the real truth. So forget what came before.
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Yes...because they really aren't sorry :P
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let's say the person say "im sorry i had to leave early but I had to take the subway today' It wouldn't bother in that case. if the person said "im sorry i hurt your feelings but i was just being honest" i don't know the 'but' thing doesn't seem to be bothering me or I can't think of a good example of where it would. I suspect there is some cases where it has hurt me or annoyed in the past.
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I (usually) don't take people who apologize like that seriously.
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Yes. My SIL does that. She's not apologizing but uses the phrase "I'm sorry but..." before stating her opinion if it differs from someone elses. She really should just say "I dissagree, ..." and say what she wants to say, it would be a lot less irritating.
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