Stop saying 'I'm sorry...' - say THIS instead - 17 more advanced alternative phrases (STORY LESSON) 

'I'm sorry' is overused, boring and can make you seem weak - improve your spoken English with these 17 alternative phrases for 'I think'. 📊 *FIND OUT YOUR ENGLISH LEVEL!* _Take my level test here_ 👉🏼 bit.ly/EnglishLevelTest12 👩🏼‍🏫 *JOIN MY ONLINE ENGLISH COURSES:* englishwithlucy.teachable.com/courses - _We have launched our B1 and B2 Complete English Programmes!_

Super useful. :) 1. I owe you an apology… 2. I take full responsibility for my actions … (Very formal) 3. It was wrong of me/ It was wrong on my part … 4. I am so/very/so very sorry 5. I am ever so sorry 6. I’m terribly/awfully sorry … 7. It was thoughtless/careless of me to 8. I sincerely apologize for … (written formal) 9. I hope you can forgive me … 10. I hope I can be forgiven … 11. I didn’t mean to … 12. I shouldn’t have … to … 13. I deeply regret … 14. I really messed up (I made a huge mistake) 15. I was in the wrong … 16. I really hope you can find it within you to … (ask for forgiveness) 17. It won’t happen again.

"I owe you an apology" is the only way to apologize without actually even apologizing :)

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Brilliant lesson Lucy. I tire of people apologizing when not necessary. And the alternatives are very useful. I will begin using em myself.

I have learnt a plethora of alternatives to say/write what i feel sorry for . This is lovely Lucy. Blessings . I will be an evangelist for your adoreable Channel, videos as well .

I absolutely love the stories! I learn so much more than only the subject of the video. Thank you ❤️

it's not only "alternatives" but getting more practical and useful in different situations

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I was laughing my head off imagining how things were going. Love the story and indeed appreciate your writing and definitely teaching skills!!!! Lucy, you’re the best!

*Helpful as always! I love working on my English and I like seeing results ) My mother tongue is Russian but I decided to start my RU-vid channel in English and it helps me a lot, I’m more confident about my English now )) I’m still improving it and I always like learning new things. Thank you!*

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I like the way that Lucy says “even further”! Even further for everyone 🙂😁

This woman is a genius!

My goodness that's one awesome story! Lucy you're the best, your fiancee is the luckiest

"I sincerely apologise" such a very useful word and better way to say sorry .video loved it..

Is it only me who finds her so beautiful? And her lips are just gorgeous.😍❤

You Sincerely Lucy,we appreciate the lesson,what a terrific teacher we have....hope the word terrific suit in there

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Hello. I just wanted to tell you how much I love your videos. I'm actually a native English speaker from the United States, but I watch your videos because they're hilarious. Also, it's really interesting to learn about the differences between the way we speak here in the US and the way you speak in the UK.

"I let my hair down/I'll let my hair down" would be so funny if a bald person use it.😁😄

Lucy, you are doing great! I keep showing my videos to my students of English and they love it. Thanks a lot.

"Please" is extremely overused ,do we have alternatives "Please" 😊?

You have my gratitude for disclosing such interesting phrases .

This video has helped me a lot today . Hey lucy!!Love from India..

It would be really helpful if you could "sumarise" / repeat those alternatives once again at the end of the episode. It would help to memorise them better. I will be grateful for taking it to the considiration. I adore your videos 😁.

Asking a Canadian to stop saying "I'm sorry" is like asking us to stop breathing air lol Another great lesson. Thank you Lucy :)

Thank you Madam for instructing us good English,

Hi Lucy, your examples are hilarious. Have a great day.

Thank you so much for teaching us those supportive foreign ways how to apologize 😊

One day a Christmas party was organised by Lucy’s CEO, and everyone in the office was invited. At first Lucy had decided not to go, but she stopped by on the way home from the pub. She had totally let her hair down that night! There she got drunk (this is not me hating on her) and made fun of the receptionist’s dress. She said, “That dress you’re wearing, you like a marshmallow.” She was now discussing at the top of her voice how low their salaries were “Overworked and underpaid.”, she said. Amy (my name for the CEO) was now going to deliver a sensational speech, then suddenly Lucy burst into a conga and everyone was shocked to see that. She raised her voice and said, “Hey lady, this isn’t the oscars, get a move on.” Everybody gasped and looked at Lucy in disgust and surprise. It was horrendous actually. Eventually, the speech and ended. A coworker of Lucy was in the middle of a chat with the CEO’s husband. When Lucy burst out saying in a childish tone, “You have a fat tummy, you’re fat. Fatty, fatty.” Amy was on the verge of firing Lucy. Lucy hadn’t stopped there. After that, she pulled Paul (my name for the CEO’s husband) from his tie and dragged him on the dance floor. While getting her food from the buffet, she dropped an entire bowl of sour cream dish on his trousers. She tried to clean the dip too! She told Amy to back off and find her own man, when Amy came to help. Lucy was outraged and tried to start a fistfight with Amy. She caught her in a headlock!! Amy filed assault charges against her. At last Lucy apologised and got her job back. The end. This took a while to write.

Thanks for bringing it all together for us.

"I take full responsibility for my actions." "You do? Good. Here's my lawyer's number, please contact him in the morning, I want full compensatory renumeration."

Honestly , I wanna learn american accent , but I can't prevent myself to watch your fascinating videos , I have benefited from alot of things such as alternatives phrases and tips , strategies to evolve my english fluency , I'm very grateful for you🙏🙏🇮🇶

I like how some of the things Lucy is apologising for are so damn specific

I am very happy to listen English from you.

I cried laughing at your hidden story. (I do hope it wasn't a true story, Lucy!)

I am really happy hearing you repeat these expressions twice! If my grammar is wrong please correct 😊

STOP SAYING "IM SORRY". ME: I LOVE YOU LUCY

Thank you very much my dear teacher I learnt a lot of things today thank you very much once again

When my husband annoys me, I get irritated with his apology of “I apologise”; I want to hear him say the S word. I want to hear him say “I am sorry”. Rather than describing a scenario in which you say sorry, how about actually just saying it!

Thanks for teaching us with magical method way.

You might end up saying "I'm sorry" after using some of them..you know right?

I have worked out why I cant concentrate on what you are saying, you are so good at speaking to camera and so expressive it seems like you are actually talking to me ( or the person at the other end of the lense) bravo well done as far as audible goes it just doesnt work for myself, the characterisation in my head differs from the way others read it and as far as that second one goes, yep more times than I can physically apologise for but after a while it becomes a norm lol.

I feel “I’m sorry” is more direct than “I owe an apology”. But I like number 2 best!

Among all youtubers teaching English, you have the best and interesting examples. Just listening to you makes my day! Thank you.

Absolutely adding something in I'm sorry is more impressive.

4:58 haven't we learned in one of your lessons NOT to use "very" 😁 love the video anyway. Even if i still don't know why i watch this, i speak English 😁😁😁

I am so very sorry for not focusing on your lesson, but on your beautiful makeup. Wow, girls really know how to make themselves look gorgeous

Hey, just wanna let you know. I think you wrote the word "week" instead of "weak" in your description. ;-)

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I owe you an apology for what happened at my friend’s birthday party

Please be keep teaching us like this,I am very sure that many people like me going to get benefited with these videos. I would request you to correct me if I did any mistakes while making this comment.

3:27 that's the most reluctant way of apologizing I've ever seen 😂

I love the way the examples tell a story

Please, don't say "I take full responsability for my actions." and say "I'm sorry." instead.

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: I feel sorry for you Lucy: So you have chosen death

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I said 5times sorry to a person before clicking this video😂😂

You eyes look like you have had a good cry or recovering from a hangover and I sincerely hope all your examples are simply, examples. Too much love, from Ghana.

English is an alien and a second language for most of the people living in different parts of the world. It makes no difference that one can write or speak it properly or not. Language is merely a source of communication. It's not a source of honor or pride. Those who still believe that the English language is a source of pride are living in the days of slavery (colonialism). Western colonialism is the darkest phase of human history. There is not a single European country in which the History of colonialism is taught as a subject. Even in the British syllabus there is no mention of colonialism. English is merely a language like any other language but its international status compels the people world over to read, write, speak and understand it. Every language is highly respectable and esteemed. Even an African or Amazonian tribal language is highly respectable although just a few illiterate tribal people are speaking it living far and away from the civilized world. The most important factor of a language is that those who are speaking it, should feel comfort and ease at the time of communication. People should learn English as an international language not as a matter of pride. French Prime Minister Clemenceau in 1904 said that "English is a badly pronounced French." English is terribly influenced by the French.

Hi cute Lucy, Your channel is really excellent to learn British accent keep doing it sincerely .Thanks for providing us an reliable and superb oppurtunity to learn English

You started the examples with: Dear CEO, I owe you an apology for what happened at the Christmas party. And you ended the apologize with I really promise it won't happen again so can I have my job back hahaha Very smart Lady.

Your lessons are really instructive

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Hello Bella!!! Thanks alot for the video & taking time to produce it. It was really very helpful... Really appreciate it...

Me ( being a lucy subscriber ) listening to someone say sorry : "So you have chosen... Death."

From ur videos I dont learn only some thing but a lot of things .and thank for all ur efforts really it is admirable.

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How. To stop. Watching. Your videos ??? For the last two weeks, I've been spending literally all my free time watching your amazing lessons :)

The most important thing is never to say "I'm sorry, but..." That is a horrible weasel expression.

Hilarious examples while being educational. Much appreciated!

I'm very grateful to you Lucy Mam

I enjoy the lessons as well as your sense of humour, Lucy. Thank you

Lucy you're doing so great... thank you

Thank you very much Madam Lucy!

Fascinating video as usual ❤ But to cut a long story short , we've got to avoid making mistakes as much as possible to avoid remembering this huge amount of ways to just say "Sorry" ..😁

Thanks for your video im always watching it and apply to my self

In Panama we use straight forward I fuck up! Works wonders and is extremely sincere

Thanks a lot for your lesson Lucy

Thank you Lucy, you are so useful!

Thank you so much, Emma, your videos are very helpful

Coincidently, I write (not finish yet hopefully this year) an undergraduated thesis about apology. According the expert I use sorry and also forgive is like the main word for apology and the rest without the sorry/forgive word considered as explanation, taking responsbility, or promise. And now how did RU-vid know this and even recommend this channel to me?!

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You're quite elegant when it comes to teaching you remind me of my legend professors of ACCA... (they all were storytellers.. lolz)

Reading books while listening to audio at the same time, Best tip ever Thank you so much miss.

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You really have put dynamic efforts into the making of this brilliant video. These alternatives are really sweet as nuts. Surely gonna try them♥️

Thank you Lucy. The example sentences are really funny and get me more able to remember😀 i am going to watch the should have could have would have video🤗

I love you, Lucy. Enjoy your lesson.

You are an amazing teacher ! Thank you so much