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[Alifatisk]

> I'm so sorry but what do you think cursor's philosophy is

I've never understood why people say sorry for cases like these?

[aniviacat → Alifatisk]

Because without the sorry the comment may be interpreted in an aggressive/dismissive tone. For this issue, adding a sorry is an easy fix.

[scubbo → Alifatisk]

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 → scubbo]

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

[Alifatisk → scubbo]

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.