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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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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.
  • Feb 21, 2020 ... There's technically nothing wrong with the sentence but a more simplistic way to say it is: "Sorry to confuse you" Hope this helps.
  • Feb 18, 2009 ... Sorry to confuse you? ;... 2009/2/18 15:16 ; "Wakari-nikui" would be an adjective meaning "difficult to understand, not easy to understand."
  • Jan 25, 2023 ... I'm sorry to confuse you. There seem no easy way from firewall perspective. I wonder if you could find the processbook connections from PI ...
  • Oct 17, 2023 ... No. Sorry to confuse you. To make it simple: If the enumerator selects 1 then the score will be 1. -If someone selects 3, ...
  • Dec 12, 2022 ... sorry to confuse you,. any help on 3rd party software would be great ?? Thanks again. 0 ...
  • Aug 13, 2019 ... ok sorry to confuse you. the quick fix is to put the button and the sign up both in the header. I was trying to tell you a more complex way ...
  • Dec 17, 2005 ... sorry to confuse you with my confusion.” Eventually he invites me to eat at his home in the pleasant Washington DC suburb of Bethesda: “It ...
  • Dec 1, 2022 ... Hi Joe,. Sorry to confuse you, the Pin14 is CLK-, Pin15 is CLK+. Best Regards,. Kuno.
  • Sorry to confuse you. Here's further clarification as to what I'm looking for. I need the query results to provide the date that the record was deleted. For ...
  • Mar 22, 2024 ... Sorry to confuse you. Let me explain in detail. I want to fillet more than 10000 cubes at the same time. I tried using flow and FlowAlongSrf ...

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.
  • Mar 16, 2015 ... ... sorry to have confused you." This means the same as your second sentence.|"I am sorry to have confused you" = most correct/natural.
  • Jul 13, 2010 ... The confusing thing was a bad example of English grammar, and I wish to apologise by saying "Sorry to have confused you with that". However, I ...
  • I am sorry to have confused you. You're right. But evaluation module (EVM) test voltage AC line setting 75Vac. We had remove auxiliary winding of the ...
  • Feb 14, 2021 ... ... sorry to have confused you prior. Hopefully am making sense now! 1 Like. settix (Lamech Settimba) February 15, 2021, 9:02am 7. @jwnasambu ...
  • Aug 7, 2021 ... Sorry to have confused you but I just bought the devices yesterday. Will let you know how the readings go for me once I test it out soon ...
  • Sorry to have confused you, I think I will have to present a clearer explanation. I am using a JTextPane to view and edit HTML documents, kinda like a ...
  • Oct 30, 2024 ... ... the store for those amounts - not the pass. The pass in $9.99 USD for the basic one - sorry to have confused you. Upvote 2. Downvote Reply reply
  • @Igor, sorry to have confused you mate! Yes that screenshot is just of the top of the screen :slight_smile: igor December 13, 2019, 8:39pm #8. @TommySharp no ...
  • Dec 3, 2017 ... Sorry to have confused you - they've only made that data class and timer so there's a constant supply of new data to show charts off - yes ...
  • Jul 14, 2006 ... Sorry to have confused you. Just to mention that El Cid has two more Hotels, one is El Cid Granada and the other El Cid Marina. But for ther ...

Alternatives:

  • Apologies for having confused you.

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