To be so embarassed! Said sex instead of 6

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I feel so embarrassed. I called the estate agents to tell them I sent my ex-husband six emails but he’s not responding. It sounded like I said “sex” instead. I quickly corrected myself and said, “Sorry, six.” Now I’m worried the lady will think it was something inappropriate and report me, even though it was an innocent mistake. English isn’t my first language, and I feel so awkward and embarrassed. I’m really scared.

You were saying it in Swedish ; sex is six.

The best one I know is, I was nursing and a young greek patient,used to go outside for a cigarette,she used to say "I go for fuck". I remember the Jeremy Hunt misword, I actually heard it on radio 4 that day!

A colleague once said "Y for Wanky" instead of "Yankee" while confirming something in phonetic alphabet on the phone. It wouldn't be too bad but we were 999 call handlers.

OP, don't overthink it, things like this happen all the time.

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Noone will report you. They might either have a giggle or realise it was a mistake.
Only someone absolutelt insane would report you. In which case the police would laugh them out the door.
My neighbours child jetwashed a penis shape onto a shared driveway once and the neighbour in the other side did actually report them to the police for a hate crime. The police came and couldn't keep a straight face. They had to 'investigate' the penis. It was very funny.

After my C-section, I told the midwife,
“I haven’t opened my balls yet.”

I meant bowels.

I once sent an email regarding a client who was having problems with his 'hard dick' rather than his 'hard disk' (back when those were a thing). Fortunately I sent it to a colleague not the client, but the collogue in question was a very attractive young man. Saying that, if he even noticed he never said anything.

I am that estate agent i haven't rang back as I've been busy writing a statement for the police and finding a good therapist to talk it through with. When I have healed from this ordeal and the restraining order ends I will call you back

German too. Niche cracker joke:
'According to Freud, what comes between fear and sex?'
'Funf' (5 - numbers 4 and 6 are pronounced the same as the above).

You are going to prison for sure.

I’m using this! Thanks! (My German DH will love it)

Ha ha this is a good un

Even if you had told the estate agent that you sent your ex-DH “sex emails”, why would they report to the Police? What offence would have been committed?

You’re overthinking to the point of paranoia.

You say English isn’t your first language. Are you from a culture that is much more uptight about such things? If so, please understand that the UK is far more relaxed about stuff like this. Even otherwise very uptight people would laugh off such a mistake.

It could be a lot worse.
Does anyone remember when George Bush senior was given a speech when he was Vice President and he meant to say that he and Reagan had had meetings? Instead he said " the President and I have had sex". It's on YouTube.

Perfect.

Report you for what crime exactly?
Do you live in the UK or in Afghanistan?

I once wrote "testes" instead or "testers" on a whiteboard during a job interview.

I used to work for a financial adviser and had to email his clients regularly about their pensions. The amount of times I wrote penis instead of pension was worrying! 🤣 Fortunately I double checked before I hit send so as far as I’m aware, I never emailed anyone about their penis but you never know… 😉

I live in New Zealand. We all say sex instead of six according to the outside world. And dick instead of deck.

I once sent a message to a new manager where I work which read "Are you busty?" Thanks auto correct!

I was WhatApping with my daughter and after a while she said 'Got to go now and wank John [not his real name!] . Obviously should've been 'wake'. Autocorrect have a lot to answer for !!!

Get a grip.

I was a secondary school teacher. I was once dismissing a class, probably 13/14-year olds, and a lad was messing about, so I told him to get a move on. He said, "Two secs, sir," and I replied, "No secs."

Now that's embarrassing.

I think Starmer 'sausage' clanger is far more random and embarrassing than your slip of the tongue OP. At least ex, sex and six are related words so I can understand how someone may get those letters jumbled.

Eh?