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  2. Sorry if I bother you; Sorry if I bothered you; Sorry to bother you; Sorry if I am bothering; Ngrams can only cope with phrases of up to five words, but missing you off the last one isn't going to change the result significantly, especially as that five-word phrase isn't found. Sorry to bother you is streets ahead of all the others, two of ...

  3. OP's bug is informal/slangy, and shouldn't be used unless you know the other party very well, but in most other contexts it should be fine to say "Sorry to trouble (or bother) you again". If there really is a need to be more formal, there are potentially two different situations.

  4. "Sorry for bothering you" vs. "sorry to bother you" [closed]

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/207645/sorry-for...

    Right. "Sorry to bother you" is more idiomatic than its other variants. "I'm sorry to bother you" puts it unquestionably in the present. I would use "sorry to bother you" at the beginning of a conversation and "sorry for bothering you" at the end of a conversation. Having said that, there are several other possibilities, such as:

  5. "Sorry to bother you" in an email? - Academia Stack Exchange

    academia.stackexchange.com/.../sorry-to-bother-you-in-an-email

    Yes, the "Sorry to bother you, but, ..." is filler, but/and is a sort of formulaic politeness, which is its only genuine virtue. If the overall tone of your email is polite, that particular formulaic phrase can be omitted without harm. But/also, if you routinely include such phrases, it's not soooo hard to filter them out. :) –

  6. Basically these mean the same thing. "To bother" is the infinitive form of the verb, "bothering" could be you are in the process of doing the act, or at another time. For example; "Sorry for bothering you yesterday." "Sorry to bother you" would be said immediately before you "bother" someone, or immediately after you have "bothered" someone.

  7. 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."

  8. Synonym for sorry to disturb you. They mean the same thing.|disturb is more formal/intense|Disturb is more formal, "sorry to disturb you while you were sleeping." Bother is more casual. "Sorry to bother you while you're working!"|"annoy" would be more of "did I annoy you?"|Again, "did I disturb you?" would be more formal, like if you were talking to your boss or a respected person. |There is ...

  9. sorry to bother youBasically these mean the same thing. "To bother" is the infinitive form of the verb, "bothering" could be you are in the process of doing the act, or at another time. For example; "Sorry for bothering you yesterday." "Sorry to bother you" would be said immediately before you "bother" someone, or immediately after you have "bothered" someone. But not for a past or future ...

  10. Đồng nghĩa với 【I'm sorry to bother you】 I'm sorry to bother you <-- perfect I'm sorry bothering you <--- this is wrong, it should be "I'm sorry for bothering you" They mean the same, but usually you say "Excuse me" then "I'm sorry to bother you, but ..." before you start talking to someone You usually say "I'm sorry for bothering you" after you finish talking to someone. But you can ...

  11. 【ネイティブ回答】「"sorry ...」と「"sorry ...」はどう違うの?質問に6件の回答が集まっています!Hinativeでは"英語(アメリカ)"や外国語の勉強で気になったことを、ネイティブスピーカーに簡単に質問できます。