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Bookmark or Share- More formal way of saying: "Sorry to bug you again about this, but ..."I assume by "Sorry to bug you again about this" that you were already given help with "X", so instead of an apology, perhaps a thank you would work better:
- What are the differences between a proverb, adage, aphorism, epigram ...Dictionary definitions of all three are very similar, typically something like: a pithy observation which contains a general truth But the Wikipedia entries for each are quite different. Are t...
- phrases - When should I use "hey there" or "hi there"? - English ...I know it's a way of greeting someone, but I am not so sure when should I be using it, and how they differ from "hey" or "hi".
- Word for "not wanting to do something because you have been told to do ...I think you may be talking about (psychological) reactance.From Wikipedia: Reactance is an unpleasant motivational arousal (reaction) to offers, persons, rules, or regulations that threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms.
- terminology - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangePerhaps you are thinking of the word euphemism, which has senses “The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase it replaces” and “A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.”
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