"My Apology" or "My Apologies"? - TCK Publishing

“My apology” and “my apologies” are technically both correct, but under different circumstances. My apologies is a way of saying “sorry” for something. It can ... “MyApology”or“MyApologies”? byWeynizaFlores|0comments We’veallbeenthere:Wesaidsomethingwrong,forgotaspecialoccasion,ormessedupandmadeacompletedisaster.Intimeslikethese,anapologyisusuallyinorder. Thereareseveralwaysyoucanexpressyourremorse. Hereareafewexamples: I’msorry. Pleaseforgiveme. Myapologies. Pleaseacceptmyapology. However,thereissometimesabitofconfusionbetweenthelasttwo. Whenshouldyouuse“myapologies”inplaceof“myapology”? “MyApology”or“MyApologies”? “Myapology”and“myapologies”aretechnicallybothcorrect,butunderdifferentcircumstances. Myapologiesisawayofsaying“sorry”forsomething.Itcanbeusedasadirectsubstitutefor“I’msorry.” Myapologyisareferencetoyourownapologyasanoun. Examples: Pleaseacceptmyapologiesfornotbeingabletoattendyourgraduationdinner. Michellemadeherapologiesforthedelayandleftthebuilding. Myapologies.IseemtohaveforgottenwhereIplacedthenotesyoulentme. Myapologies.Iwasnotabletotakedownnotesforreview. Doesthismeanitisincorrecttosay“myapology”?Notnecessarily. Whenreferringtoyourapologyasanoun,myapology isacceptable. Examples: Michaelwasnotwillingtoacceptmyapology. Thedeanoftheschoolannouncedmyapologytotheentireclass. Iexpressedmyapologyinaletterandmailedittoher. Anapologyisalsoanoncountnounifyou’rereferringtoanoteofapologyordoingsomething“withoutapology.” Examples: Thecompanysentaletterofapologyforthenoisecausedbythedrillingoftheroad. Themansteppedonmytoewithoutanapology.   Apologize Saying“sorry”isalwaysawisemovewhenyoudosomethingwrong,butit’simportanttoexpressitproperlyinordertobeunderstoodbythepersonyouhavewronged. Whatdoyouthinkisthebestwaytotellsomeoneyou’resorry?Shareyourideasinthecommentsbelow! Ifyouenjoyedthispost,thenyoumightalsolike: HowtoWriteaThankYouNote:Templates,Tips,andSamples ToorToo:GrammarExplained WhichorThat:GrammarExplained HowtoUseMiss,Ms.,andMrs. WeynizaFlores SubmitaCommentCancelreplyYouremailaddresswillnotbepublished.Requiredfieldsaremarked*CommentName* Email* Website Δ Searchfor: LearnMoreAbout BestBooksLists(214) Fiction(98) Nonfiction(41) Blogging(42) BookMarketing(164) BookPromotion(26) HowtoGetReviews(5) BookPublishing(176) Audiobooks(14) BookDesign(9) EbookPublishing(12) HybridPublishing(8) PrintPublishing(9) SelfPublishing(67) TraditionalPublishing(49) Editing(34) HowtoFindanEditor(11) Health(48) Fitness(4) MindfulnessandMeditation(5) Miscellaneous(66) NewReleases(17) PersonalDevelopment(314) CareerDevelopment(71) OnlineCourses(46) Productivity(41) PersonalFinance(21) Podcast(179) Poetry(32) PoetryAwardsContest(2) PublishingNews(7) ReadersChoiceAwards(4) ReadingTips(125) ToolsandResources(256) Software(12) Technology(10) Writing(582) Grammar(42) WordChoice(61) WritingaBook(49) WritingFiction(128) WritingNonfiction(60) reportthisad xx