monica
i am terrible sorry or i am terribly sorry ?
2010년 8월 11일 오전 2:03
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monica, The standard version is "I am terribly sorry." " I am terrible sorry" is used conversationally by certain segments of the population in the U.S. Other variants: I am dreadful sorry. I am awful sorry. I am frightful sorry. 'Terrible' is considered a quasi-adverb, i.e., it can be used as an adverb while properly speaking it is not. "Terrible".....to an extreme degree, terribly. Webster's 3rd Int. "Terrible"......terribly Oxford 2nd ed.
2010년 8월 11일
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I am terribly sorry is the correct phrasing. It is not correct grammar to have a sentence with "sorry" hanging out at the end. This sentence would sound very awkward at the very least.
2010년 8월 11일
"terribly".
2010년 8월 11일
The answer is, I'm terribly sorry. But you can also say "I am terrible, sorry" which means that your very bad at whatever it is your doing. If your emphasizing the "sorry" then you need to say I'm terribly sorry. Hope this helps
2010년 8월 11일
I believe that either "I am terribly sorry." or "I am terrible, sorry." :)
2010년 8월 11일
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