The phrase originated in the black ghettos and later became popular in the
wider culture. It's still most commonly used by inner-city residents no
matter what color they are. I think the phrase was first popularized by rap
music, which helped spread it outside the black community. When I was
growing up in Indiana I heard it used a lot, but here in New Mexico where
there are few African Americans the phrase never really took hold.
Chris Crawford
Santa Fe, NM
http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com
On 1/18/07 9:07 AM, "Timpe, Jim" <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/my-bad.html
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Jeff Keller
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 7:59 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: Lose, Loose, Looser, Loser
>
>
>
> Keep in mind that the US is a country composed of "foreigners". Our
> culture and language are heavily influenced by people whose families
> come from all over the world. The stereotypical "american" is a minority
> in California. Depending upon where you're from the stereotype may be
> different from someone elses, but they are all minorities at this point.
>
> I first heard "my bad from Vietnamese decendents. The phrase seemed to
> be most widely used by asians but I have no idea where it originated.
>
> -jeff
>
> On 1/17/07, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I'm afraid that that's a US colloquialism, Jon. I first heard it from
>
>> a UASF pilot who worked for me in Turkey in 2000. It sounds OK with
>> occasional use, but when it becomes part of general currency the
>> novelty wears off pretty quickly.
>>
>> Chris
>> On 17 Jan 2007, at 18:51, Jon Mitchell wrote:
>>
>>> Now that context is the same as the "hip new phrase" that the
>>> youngsters (and not so young) seem to be fond of .... "my bad"
>>> meaning "my mistake". Grumble. Illiterate fools. Harumph. <slopes
>
>>> off to be grumpy elsewhere>
>>>
>>> Jon
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