Keepping in mind the background given in Bob's link, the only riposte I can
offer is "Whatever" ;-)
For my part, I share James' inquisitiveness, and would deplore any attempt
to "standardize" what is written here, since there is much to learn - it's
more better that way. For instance, how else could you guys "over there"
understand that we "over here" always walk on the pavement without risk to
life and limb. It must be a combination of sheer bravery and considerate
drivers, plus the fact that there are never any sidewalks.
--
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Chuck Norcutt
Sent: 15 July 2006 12:49
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: OT American use of bad - was Tamron 350/5.6 cat
Sorry, my mistake. I'll try to keep in mind the international flavor of the
audience here and use less American slang... assuming I can recognize my
American slang. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
James Royall wrote:
>
> On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 06:46:56 -0400, "Chuck Norcutt"
> <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>
>
>>Sorry, my bad.
>
>
> OK. Seeing as this list seems to have a higher proportion of people
> interested (obsessed) by grammar and language than the average
> population it seems the perfect place to ask about this expression. I
> first heard it from an American I worked with, and I thought she had
> forgotten to finish her sentence. I still think 'your bad what?'
> whenever I see it written or hear it. I've been around a few Americans
> since the age of 15 and didn't ever hear it until about 18 months ago.
> Has it always been around but just not used by the people I know,
> including my wife, her family, extended family and friends? If so, who
> uses it? If it's recent where did it come from? Our American Heritage
> dictionary lists bad as an adjective, and has the archaic use as the
> past tense of bid, but nothing else.
>
> I'm curious,
> James
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