2006-09-02 08:27:19 · 34 answers · asked by what's up 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
you could say, 'oh no, how sad?' Did he/she die in comfort
2006-09-02 08:31:59 · update #1
This is just a phrase for offering your condolences.
2006-09-02 08:28:59 · answer #1 · answered by IMHO 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just an automatic reaction for a lot of people to say that, death shocks, frightens and puts people who don't know what to say in awkward positions, I would never say I'm sorry, why would you be sorry for someone who has just had a good life, the best thing to do is give them a huge hug and tell them you are there for them whenever they feel like talking, its what most people want to have done and said to them.
2006-09-02 17:50:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't mean "sorry" as an apology, but as an expression of sadness or regret for YOU...or maybe even themselves, if they knew the person. It IS too bad we don't have more expressions, but our culture isn't good at dealing with grief, in ourselves or others!
If someone loses a loved one, I think short-term counseling is a good idea, to get through it...not that you'll ever get OVER it! I feel badly for your loss (I assumed that's why you asked?)
2006-09-02 08:32:32 · answer #3 · answered by Gwynneth Of Olwen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, communicate together with his physician and notice if he thinks your brother is waiting which you will tell him. Then remind your brother that he became in a very extreme twist of fate. Ask him what he recalls with regard to the twist of fate. tell him that his buddy became harm very heavily additionally and did no longer make it. do no longer might desire to bypass into numerous element, in basic terms answer the questions that he asks easily. because of the fact he continues to be a sprint fuzzy on information it would make it much less stressful because of the fact he won't totally understand his buddy's dying.
2016-11-06 07:16:28 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not saying sorry because it's your fault. You're saying 'I'm sorry' as in opposite to 'I'm glad'. But a lot of people don't understand this. You can tell the ones that don't know what you mean because they usually say 'Oh you're alright' as if they are excusing you?
2006-09-03 05:09:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basic common courtesy, and no, it's no one's fault. You just take the 'apology' as an expression of sorrow which is where the word sorry comes from.
2006-09-02 14:20:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's look at the dictionary (dictionary.com in this case) for the definition of sorry...
1.feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.: to be sorry to leave one's friends; to be sorry for a remark; to be sorry for someone in trouble.
This is the way "sorry" is being used in this case, as opposed to...
6.(used interjectionally as a conventional apology or expression of regret): Sorry, you're misinformed. Did I bump you? Sorry.
Which is what we commonly use to apologize. Hope this helps clear things up.
2006-09-02 09:06:44 · answer #7 · answered by seed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You say 'oh sorry' because you're sorry for their loss, and you NEVER ask other Q's as it would be very hard for them to talk about it and you would only upset them! Trust me i found out the hard way!
2006-09-02 08:36:39 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You say "I'm sorry" because you're sorry for the pain and sorrow the person who's talking to you has had. You're sorry for their suffering at losing a loved one.
2006-09-02 20:43:09 · answer #9 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It expresses sadness and a bit of sorrow that you have lost someone you cared for. It's kind of like a verbal hug to let you know that someone else cares that you are sad and miss the one you have lost.
2006-09-02 08:42:03 · answer #10 · answered by prism1111 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is shorthand for I am sorry to hear that. Hey- it is not what you say when you hear the news or meat the deceased partner for the first time afterwards - it is the stilted silences and awkward moments afterwards. That is when the bereaved discover who their true friends are!!!!!
2006-09-02 08:34:42 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋