How can I say in English "Bin ich es?" / "Liegt es an mir?" ?
How can I ask "Liegt es an mir?" or "Bin ich es?" in English?

I don´t want to use something like "Is it my fault?" because it sounds so negative to me - can I say this in a more positive or neutral way?

Thanks for help! :)

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How can I say in English "Bin ich es?" / "Liegt es an mir?"   ? 
How can I ask "Liegt es an mir?" or "Bin ich es?" in English?

I don´t want to use something like "Is it my fault?" because it sounds so negative to me - can I say this in a more positive or neutral way?

Thanks for help! :)

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Context is everything. More neutral would be

'Have I made a mistake?' this implies good intentions,

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya2xifdO_l0
This guy was so famous in the 90's, and this was his trademark: "Did I do that?"
This is an interesting subject for me, actually. It might be my imagination, but it seems like apologizing is not as important or as well-received in German society as in British or American. We don't necessarily always really mean we're sorry, which might seem dishonest to some people. Sometimes, when I'm sure that I'm right and the other person is wrong, I will announce that I must have misunderstood, just because I hate arguing over petty stuff like that. Sometimes the other person insists that he or she was the one who misunderstood, and it can get pretty silly.

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I hope I could explain it a bit

Maybe you mean:

I hope I've been able to explain it a bit

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How about: "Was it things that I've done?"

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Wow, you ask the best questions Anni, I think that you will have to tell me the episode and I will watch it.

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