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At the risk of tromping in where I shouldn't...
I am sorry if I offended you -v- I am sorry if you were offended.
There is a distinct difference between the two. One denotes an action by the person apologising (giving offence) whilst the other, in its passive form, places the action elsewhere (being offended).
It is a semantic difference; but semantics are important. The passive usage of verbs is there for a reason; it fulfils a particular linguistic need.
I made a mistake -v- a mistake was made.
You may not have intended, deliberately to remove blame from yourself within your apology, but the language you used to express your apology did exactly that.
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