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A ton of sorrys vs A thousand of sorrys

Both phrases are not commonly used in English. The correct and more natural way to express this idea would be 'a ton of apologies' or 'a thousand apologies'. The word 'sorrys' is not typically used in this context.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 925 views

A ton of sorrys

This phrase is not correct in English. 'Sorrys' is not a commonly used plural form of 'sorry'.

Instead of 'a ton of sorrys', it would be more appropriate to say 'a ton of apologies' to convey the same meaning.
  • I'm afraid she's had a ton of sweets, and terrible drinks, so sorry about that.
  • Sorry it took so long. I had a ton of interview requests.
  • The whole "I'm sorry for your loss" thing was a little Hallmarky, but darn it all if you're not showing just a ton of promise.
  • I'm sorry. I just... I have a ton of questions in this notebook about the case, but the truth is, I didn't come here just to ask you about Berlin.
  • Out of a ton of straw you can create half a ton of paper pulp and a quarter of a ton of bioethanol.
  • We could sell these bags and raise a ton of money and a ton of awareness for the World Food Programme.
  • Inside the deteriorating shelter there are still more than 200 tons of uranium and almost a ton of radionuclides, of which 80% is plutonium.
  • They probably have a ton of people at their house.
  • There's a ton of money on the line here.
  • Friends said there was a ton of guys buying her drinks.
  • Because I have got a ton of work to do.
  • We have a ton of chemistry to do left.
  • There are a ton of great artists in Scranton with way more experience.
  • Ashley bought a ton of high-tech equipment.
  • 'Cause I can make a ton of money.
  • I get to meet a ton of interesting people.
  • I have organized a ton of events for us.
  • It's a ton of work, and, frankly...
  • There's a ton of people with cameras out there.
  • I was doing a ton of cocaine.

Alternatives:

  • a ton of apologies

A thousand of sorrys

This phrase is not correct in English. 'Sorrys' is not a commonly used plural form of 'sorry'.

Instead of 'a thousand of sorrys', it would be more appropriate to say 'a thousand apologies' to convey the same meaning.
  • Life is worth a thousand "I am sorrys."
  • There's only about a thousand of 'em.
  • A thousand of his people butchered.
  • That one community is stronger than a thousand of its members.
  • Over a thousand of your years.
  • My brother's worth a thousand of your friend.
  • Although border controls have been tightened, around a thousand of violent protesters are in the city.
  • About a thousand of those in the District.
  • Like a thousand of them crammed in a shoebox or something.
  • I have met a thousand of you.
  • I'll wear a thousand of these to catch that guy.
  • To the friends which I have known for a thousand of years.
  • He's worth a thousand of you.
  • Give a mil, one in a thousand of adrenaline.
  • Ask to your father a thousand of coins of gold.
  • I should eat like a thousand of 'em.
  • May she grow up happy and wear a thousand of such slippers.
  • And a thousand of Flintport, Incorporated.
  • Nina... You are worth a thousand of me.
  • And there are now around a thousand of them.

Alternatives:

  • a thousand apologies

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