"The
friend who can be silent with us in a moment of confusion or despair, who can
stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not
knowing... not healing... not curing... that is a friend indeed
~Henri
Nouwen
Expressing Sympathy
There are some expressions to show our
sympathy to other people. Some of the examples are shown below.
· Oh,
I am sorry to hear
that
· That’s too
bad
· What
a pity of you !
· Be
patient, it would be better soon
· I
take my sympathy to you
· I
sympathize with your condition
· I
know how is your feeling
· It
would be OK soon.
There are also some
responses to accept sympathy from other people. Here the examples.
· Thank
you very much
· It’s
very kind of you
· I
hope so
· That’s
a pity, isn’t it?
· Thanks
for your sympathy
· Thanks
for your support
· I
would be OK, thank you very much for your support
The use of the expression should
determine the context of situation. it will be different expression used in
different context of situation. These expressions below
show sequence of the formality, from the most formal to less formal
situation.
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