Many a time, you would not have known how to strongly disagree in a polite manner or make your listener understand that you are not very happy with whatever they said or did. Well, here is what you can say – “I beg your pardon.”
Meaning of ‘I beg your pardon’
The clause ‘I beg your pardon’ is used to convey the following meanings.
- To say you are sorry about something that you did wrong or a mistake that you made.
- To convey that you do not in any way agree with them.
- To imply that you are angry about what has happened or something that the person told you or someone else.
- To request someone to repeat what they said as you could not hear clearly.
How to Use the Clause ‘I beg your pardon’? – Examples
- I beg your pardon – I assume this is my seat.
- I beg your pardon, Miss – it is extremely rude to speak to older people like that.
- I beg your pardon; isn’t this what you had ordered?
- I beg your pardon. I don’t think it is necessary for people to sit according to their designations/teams, even in the cafeteria.
- I beg your pardon, Sir. What you are demanding right now is completely inappropriate. I will have to report this.
- I beg your pardon; can you please repeat what you just said? I did not quite get it.
- I beg your pardon; did you say ‘fourth floor’?
