Please accept my apologies(Meaning and Use)

Please accept my apologies(Meaning and Use)

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“Please accept my apologies” is a nice, formal way to apologize to someone. 

Please accept my apologies for the delay.

Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Please accept my apologies for the mistake.

Please accept my apologies for the oversight and rest assured, it won’t happen again.

Please accept my apologies or Please accept my apology

“Please accept my apologies” and “Please accept my apology” are both correct but have a subtle difference in meaning.

Both phrases can be used in letters expressing your desire to be forgiven. When you use “apology” alone, it could mean that there is an apology in a past time that you are referring to. 

I hope you received my apology. (not apologies) 

In the case of writing an email or letter in the present time where you want to apologize now, you can use either “Please accept my apologies” or “Please accept my apology”.

I personally would use “Please accept my apology” if I made a mistake or an oversight.

How to respond to “Please accept my apologies”

If you receive an email or letter with “Please accept my apologies” then you can reply in the following ways:

Apology accepted, Let’s move on from this.

I accept your apology. 

I appreciate your apology. 

It is important to mention that you accept the apology because the other person probably feels bad for making a mistake and this will end the other person’s suffering and allow you both to move on. 

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