As far as I know, we can say these when we can't hear something somebody said properly: "Excuse me?", "Sorry?" and "Pardon?".
What about "I am sorry?"? Can I also say "I am sorry?" instead of "Sorry?"?
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As far as I know, we can say these when we can't hear something somebody said properly: "Excuse me?", "Sorry?" and "Pardon?".
What about "I am sorry?"? Can I also say "I am sorry?" instead of "Sorry?"?
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You certainly can. In fact, when sorry is used like that (to let the person you're speaking with know that you didn't hear properly what they said), it's really just a short version of I'm sorry. Here's a simple example: