English phrase from drama scenes
Professional Ways to Say "understand this is"
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I understand this is unexpected, but we could not have
This means the speaker is defending themselves by saying the same mistake is too unlikely to have happened again.
From Two Worlds Apart, Episode 15
When do people say this?
Scene Context
Someone calmly explains that the mistake could not have happened twice.
Usage Scenario
Use this when explaining or defending an error in a formal or tense situation. It can sound sharp if said during an argument.
Better ways to say it
1
We could not have made the same mistake twice.
2
That couldn't have happened twice.
3
We didn't make the same mistake again.
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