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    Every time I end an apologetic written response with "I'm afraid" as every good Englishman should, it doesn't look at all right. Especially when I'm writing to someone who has English as a second language, as I have just now to a Norwegian client.

    I wonder "what must she think is so terrifying here, and why don't I flee rather than continung to write this email?".

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    • hahafadein11
    • hah yes, I've had to stop myself using that too. Always feel uncomfortable using it. I'm not afraid.set
    • fuck you scandi?hans_glib
    • Imaging how Canadian feelspango
    • I’m afraid I’ve never seen an email end with “I’m afraid”.HijoDMaite
    • Well no, you wouldn't because as an American you're a boor and one would in any case finish a missive with a polite and expected formality such as "Sincerely"!detritus
    • Or “Best”HijoDMaite
    • Best retardsset
    • Yeah you guys talk funny and add e to the end of a lot of shiterobotron3k
    • Give another exampleset
    • You mean u in stuffe?detritus
    • Well, you're talking to descendents of the Vikings, who once thoroughly pillaged your count. You have good reason to be afraid.BustySaintClaire
    • Wait, so as a replacement for the ending salutation, like "Sincerely," you write "I'm Afraid" ?? What?sarahfailin
    • It's the response - ie. a sentence - that ends in '..., I'm afraid' not the entire email. Sorry that wasn't clear.detritus
    • that would be cool though.detritus
    • There are no bears, I'm afraid!

      detritus
      vs.
      There are no bears.

      I'm afraid!
      detritus      detritus
    • Now that I read that back, that wasn't a particularly good example.detritus
    • I’m afraid you may be correct.MrT
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