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[OM] Re: OT American use of bad - was Tamron 350/5.6 cat

Subject: [OM] Re: OT American use of bad - was Tamron 350/5.6 cat
From: "James Royall" <jamesroyall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:08:13 +0100

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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