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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