For When You Do Something Wrong: Mea Culpa — VOA Learning English
Topics: суспільство
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We all make mistakes. So, we have the expression to err is human.
People who accept responsibility or blame will often say “I’m sorry,” or “I was wrong.” Others might say, "It’s my fault” or “I apologize." Often friends use expressions like “That was on me” or “My bad.”
But there is another way to say that you accept responsibility or admit that you made a mistake. Some English speakers may say mea culpa.
If that does not sound like English, that’s because it isn’t.
American dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster says that mea culpa means "through my fault" in Latin. The phrase comes from a prayer of confession in the Catholic Church. By…
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