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I am in the middle of constructing my email to my colleague and I am out of words on how to say "I'm sorry for such a bother".

Is there any other way of saying it politely?

user75134
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  • ... regret the inconvenience? That's a bit too formal. – Kris May 14 '14 at 04:57
  • How will you say if you are making a follow-up of your email and then the sender will reply to you "i'm sorry for the late response. i will get back to you by tomorrow. i am quite busy today" ...is it appropriate to say, "it's alright and i will expect your response to my query by tomorrow. i'm sorry for such a bother." or is there any other words you can suggest? – user75134 May 14 '14 at 09:50
  • I learned a phrase from a Amazon customer service representative: "sorry for the hassle". May it help. – Lerner Zhang Aug 20 '18 at 01:41

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"I apologise for the inconvenience".

Erik Kowal
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"I'm (so) sorry. I didn't mean to be such a bother."

Elian
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"I am sorry for having bothered you".

"I am sorry for having disturbed you".

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Some other possibilities:

  • I am really sorry for having troubled you so much.
  • I feel sorry for disturbing you and interrupting your routine.
  • I am really sorry for bothering you a lot, thus eating up much of your time.
Lightness Races in Orbit
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Vani
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Sorry to bother you but please could you help me with this email.

tchrist
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WS2
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"Excuse me" (appropriately voiced) is one way to say it. "Please excuse me" another.

Example: You accidentally bumped into someone. Before she has a chance to get too upset, saying "Excuse me" usually indicates that you are aware that you caused offense, and that you are at least somewhat apologetic for the offense.

SrJoven
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