RQ11: I am sorry

[disconscious]

RQ11: When you say "I am sorry", do you mean you are sad, or do you mean you regret having done something?

In your answer, state your gender and location.

Comments

[fridgedicebunny]

It depends.

If someone has just told me about something unfortunate that happened to them (or something related) and I say "I'm sorry" I mean because I'm sad for them.

If I've done something wrong to someone, then it's an expression of regret.

Female, Minneapolis Minnesota

[digcleopatra]

female, america

I agree 100% with that comment. No need to rephrase it, I suppose...

[paigegirl]

regret..

[inertiam]

I use it both ways, depending on context.

male, Chicago via Seattle.

[nolegs]

Same as above, only a little more southern on the map.

[jenlight]

I never say "I am sorry" when something happens to someone and it is sad like their parents dies. It sounds odd to me.
I say "I am sorry" when I have done or said something that I regret having done or said.

I'm female and live in Boston.