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Sorry to confuse you vs sorry to have confused you

These are both acceptable phrases, but they would be used in somewhat dissimilar contexts. 'Sorry to confuse you' is used when you are apologizing for causing confusion in the present moment, while 'Sorry to have confused you' is used when you are apologizing for causing confusion in the past.

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Last updated: October 06, 2024 • 14984 views

Sorry to confuse you

This phrase is correct and commonly used when apologizing for causing confusion in the present moment.

This phrase is used to apologize for causing confusion in the current situation.

Examples:

Sorry to confuse you with my explanation.

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They'll come in banging in the night, screaming to confuse you.
It's a joke, meant to confuse you.
To confuse you and make you look at yourself.
I don't want to confuse you, so I made some notes.
I told you, she's trying to confuse you.
Conjured by these witches to confuse you!
I'm not wrong, she is trying to confuse you.
Well, it's Tuesday, and I know how you forget to eat breakfast on Tuesdays 'cause the first few days of the week tend to confuse you.
I'm pretty sure fossils were put there by the devil to confuse you.
Then I leave my prints all over the boat just to confuse you guys.
This lawyer represents the company that may have murdered your father, so he will do whatever he can to try to confuse you.
Barnaby, I'm going to speak to you very slowly so as not to confuse you.
(laughs) I guess that's why they got you on death row now since there's no revolving door here to confuse you.
Trust me, no one is ever going to confuse you with a ballerina, okay?
that's what the government has to put in there to confuse you, I'm sure.
It's normal to confuse you with anyone... if one day you say "I love you"... and the next day you want to be insulted.
Maybe I know I have a tell, and I know you know I have a tell, and I'm doing it now to confuse you cause you don't know what tell I'm telling.
Your company spreads lies to confuse innocent people.
Readmission agreements must resist the impulse to confuse illegal immigration with crime.
And this populism continues to confuse production with consumption.

Alternatives:

Apologies for confusing you.

sorry to have confused you

This phrase is correct and commonly used when apologizing for causing confusion in the past.

This phrase is used to apologize for causing confusion in a previous situation.

Examples:

I'm sorry to have confused you with my previous email.

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sorry to have confused you
You see, I'm sorry It might have confused you a little
Sorry, she confused me before, at the beginning.
Sorry. She confused me with a Jedi mind trick.
I an sorry I am confused.
I'm sorry you're confused.
I'm sorry you're confused.
Sorry, I got confused about the assignment.
I'm sorry I keep getting confused.
I'm sorry. I am confused.
Sorry, so confused, then I know that you're sleeping over at Klara's.
I'm sorry, I'm confused.
Hang on, I'm confused, sorry.
Sorry, I get confused what your job is on any given day.
Look, I'm sorry, I'm confused.
I'm sorry, I get confused sometimes.
Sorry if this question confused you but the pages are titled "Tel-Aviv - only the important stuff".
Look, I'm sorry you guys are confused, but we had a deal.
I'm sorry, I'm confused.
No, I'm - I'm sorry. I'm confused.
I'm sorry, I'm confused.

Alternatives:

Apologies for having confused you.

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