Would you say '''Excuse me' before or after you sneeze? LOL

@XoyyoX (1055)
China
April 8, 2009 3:38am CST
During my ESL teaching course, one of my students asked me that when we would say "excuse me", after the sneeze or before the sneeze? that seemed to be an easy question, but i feel i am at a loss. LOL. not quite sure about it, say "excuse me"after the sneeze?
4 responses
laedyan
@laedyan (189)
• Philippines
8 Apr 09
Hello there xoyyox. I think excuse me should be said before sneezing because it means that you are excusing yourself for something that you will do. When you didn't say excuse me before then its good to say sorry since you've done it already. But i guess, it depends on the person's point of view since some of us believe that saying excuse me after is alright than saying it before.
XoyyoX
@XoyyoX (1055)
• China
8 Apr 09
i finally heard a different voice, but maybe as it is known, the usage of 'excuse me' is changing, and it may be acctepted to say excuse me in some unpredicable situations.
donsky14
@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
8 Apr 09
Well, I always say excuse me after I sneeze...cause its sometimes hard to predict if your really gonna sneeze or not. lol
XoyyoX
@XoyyoX (1055)
• China
8 Apr 09
you give me a predicatble answer, and my question seemed to be a silly and illogical one.
alokn99
@alokn99 (5717)
• India
8 Apr 09
My sneezes come most of the time unexpectedly and fast. So invariably i let my self sneeze and then say excuse me. Had it been the other way, i don't think i would communicate the excuse me too well.
XoyyoX
@XoyyoX (1055)
• China
8 Apr 09
thanks for your response, i don't use "excuse me" too well either, but you did give us a reasonable response.
kevsgirlalways
@kevsgirlalways (5883)
• Malaysia
8 Apr 09
i usually say 'excuse me' after i sneeze hehe..