Thanks. Interesting.
Chuck
tOM Trottier wrote:
> Dear Chuck,
>
> Your bad.
>
> http://www.bookofjoe.com/2006/02/the_origin_of_m.html
>
> tOM
>
> On Saturday, July 15, 2006 at 7:49,
> Chuck Norcutt <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>>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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