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		scubbo on Nov 7, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Aide, an open-source AI native IDE Can be a cultural idiomatic thing. For me (BrEng) "I'm sorry but..." doesn't explicitly mean "I regret/apologise for what I'm about to say" - in fact it's an intensifier.

einsteinx2 on Nov 8, 2024 | [–]

It can definitely be used that way in American English as well, though maybe less common?

Alifatisk on Nov 9, 2024 | [–]

Yeah I am with you on this one, for me, it worsens the statement even more. Maybe because I've heard people use it in a way to be passive-aggressive.

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