My bad—that didn’t come out right.
Why it works: Repair after saying the wrong thing
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My bad—that didn’t come out right.
Why it works: Repair after saying the wrong thing
Oops, that came out wrong—sorry about that.
Why it works: Repair after saying the wrong thing
Let me fix that—I said that poorly.
Why it works: Repair after saying the wrong thing
Can I reset that? I didn’t mean it like that.
Why it works: Repair after saying the wrong thing
My fault—that didn’t come out right.
Why it works: Repair after saying the wrong thing
Oops—wrong wording. Sorry.
Why it works: Repair after saying the wrong thing
Let me redo that—I said it badly.
Why it works: Repair after saying the wrong thing
Quick reset—I didn’t mean that like it sounded.
Why it works: Repair after saying the wrong thing