On the possibility of a Trump-Xi call, Dr Wu said: “You just slapped my face, and I’m not just going to call you and beg your pardon.” As China confronts the reality that rising US levies ...

The study’s list is a treasure trove of British pass-agg and evasion. “I beg your pardon?” (42 per cent) sounds like a relic from a Jane Austen novel, but it’s really a hissed “I’m ...

This year, the show was entitled “Beg Your Pardon” as a reference to the Mayor’s federal legal troubles that went away under the Trump Administration. The journalists’ portion of the ...

The annual show, put on by the City Hall press corps, was dubbed “Beg Your Pardon,” as it centered around Mayor Adams’ legal troubles and the help he got avoiding them from the Trump ...

In the same way, they think we really are craving forgiveness when we say ‘I beg your pardon’ (with the stress on the word ‘beg’). In fact, of course, we’re saying we’re annoyed ...

Rather than asking to be left alone, 41% have said "sorry, I'm a bit busy right now", and 42% have used "I beg your pardon?" to express their anger. Subscribe free to our weekly newsletter for ...

Meanwhile, 'I beg your pardon?' is the third most common polite-ism, used instead of asking 'What the hell did you just say?' Other common turns of phrase include 'As per my last email' – which ...

“I beg your pardon,” says the actress playing Beiler. “But my pretzels have been a hit at the farmer’s markets.” Cue the dramatic music. “This is a mall,” says the manager.

“Sounds fun, I’ll let you know”, translating to “I’m not coming” (45 percent), “I beg your pardon?” rather than, “what the hell did you just say?” (42 percent ...

Back to why I am so pissed off. On Friday I saw Trevor Milton posting a social media video of him thanking President Trump for granting him a full pardon and receiving a personal phone call from ...