what's the difference between "I'm sorry" and "I apologise"?

Answer 1

None, "I apologize" is probably a more formal way of saying sorry, but both have the same meaning.

Answer 2

great question madhavi:) yOU know though these words sound synonimous but still there lies a "deep" difference !! Happiness can be found of things which may not even be beneficial to our spiritual or psychological aspect like we may go out & have our favourite dish & clothes etc., we would feel happy. But satisfaction comes from a kind of achievent, if we get good grades in studies we would get a positive feeling that says "hard word paid off" now thats more beneficial isn't it ;p[ Now peace.... I think it depends on what attitude we adopt towads the "activities" we do for "happiness" or either "satisfaction", peace actually exist in our self, it just has to be found by us. A person of ignorance might feel peace while a hard worker could be strresed. It can be even oposite to that . So peace needs to found by us.

Answer 3

They're pretty much the same thing. When you say "I'm sorry." you're telling the person that you are remorseful and sorry for what you did. When you say "I apologize." you are personally apologizing to them. Plus, when you say "I'm sorry", it doesn't nessesarily mean that you did anything to the person. I dunno if that's right. That's the only difference I find.

Answer 4

I'm not sure of the exact difference between the two, but to me, "i'm sorry" sounds much more sincere than "I appologise"

Answer 5

One possible difference is that "I apologise" implies that you are somehow responsible for whatever happened ("I apologise for hitting your car."), and "I'm sorry" does not necessarily imply responsibility. (I'm sorry to hear that your car was hit.")

Answer 6

"I'm sorry." is feeling sorrow/regret and "I apologize" is an expression of regret. Basically, they're both the same thing, besides the way you say and spell them...