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"My Bad" and other lazy expressions
JimVT
| 02/10/03
| JImVT
Posted on 02/10/2003 2:15:36 PM PST by JimVT
It seems we have unleashed yet another bit of bastardized English; this one is "my bad".
TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: awholenother; english; goes; ichbingrumpy; language; more; noone; pot; thar; the; their; there; theyre; to
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To: JimVT
How about "thinking outside the box?" One of my personal favorites...
To: UncleSamUSA
Jim VT: My recollection is that the phrase "at this point in time" and "at that point in time" became national catchphrases during the Watergate Hearings. I don't recall who said it first, but it was either Ehrlichmann or Haldeman who kept saying that phrase in answer to questions. It quickly became a catchphrase
Thanks for that explanation, that seems plausible; Watergate was a bit before my time, since I was only 4 years old and not really paying attention :-)
To: John H K
I wonder how THAT started?Excessive use of the explression, "at this point in time" started during the Watergate scandal. I've forgotten which overblown bureaucrat coined it; but it was redundant then, just as it is wrong today. It was said all of the time by Haldeman or Erlichman or one of the other major figures.
To: Delbert
Tubular. What, exactly, is "tubular" supposed to metaphorically conjure in one's brain, anyhow? I have never understood that word as used as an adjective. I mean, other than describing PVC pipe or something.
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posted on
02/10/2003 3:06:53 PM PST
by
lainie
To: JimVT
Dear old timers -
The use of the phrase "my bad" is another way to say "my mistake".
Don't get me wrong. I hate the butchering of the language but this is slang.
To: Mears
The phrase that pickles my bomb load is "in terms of".
Semper Fi,
"Be that as it may."
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posted on
02/10/2003 3:08:50 PM PST
by
lainie
To: JimVT
As much as I hate "my bad" with a passion.......I just thank God above that "paradigm" has fallen out of favor.
Now.......let's get on the folks who say "go with..."...as opposed to a complete sentence or even sentence fragment, such as "go with me.....go with them.....", etc.
If you've never heard anyone say "wanna go with?", count yourself fortunate. Grrrrrrrrrrrr...............
To: babaloo999
Its as if their doing it on purpose, to. Its getting pretty bad. But I'm doing good.
To: JimVT
These get to me:
different than ("different from")
everyone has their ("everyone has his" or "her" or "his or her" if you're p.c.)
He thinks just like me. ("He thinks just like I"). 'Cause you're really saying "He thinks just like I do". You wouldn't say "He thinks just like me do".
He's not as conservative as you. ("He's not so conservative as you").
To: LayoutGuru2
Any word where the "s" is replaced with a "z" - drives me crazy!
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posted on
02/10/2003 3:12:30 PM PST
by
canyon
(He He)
To: JimVT
Dass whut I'm talkin' 'bout.
To: JimVT
Dude, man, don't get yer panties in a wad. I mean, it's like, you know, like, you know, it's like, uhhhhhh...
"Like", in my opinion, should be stricken from common parlance. My buns are sore from me kicking myself in the a$$ everytime I accidentally, like, say it. [OW.]
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posted on
02/10/2003 3:13:56 PM PST
by
maxwell
(Well I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation...)
To: JimVT
You know!?
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posted on
02/10/2003 3:14:09 PM PST
by
VaBthang4
(Jeremiah 51;24 "..Before your eyes I will repay Babylon for all the wrong they have done in Zion")
To: canyon
you need to mind your biz.
To: lainie
>>Tubular. What, exactly, is "tubular" supposed to metaphorically conjure in one's brain, anyhow?<<
Surf term -- from the tube formed by a wave. Very very very old -- from the 70's I think.
To: Doomonyou; JimVT
JimVT, Dr. Doomonyou has called in the following Rx for you:
Your prescription is now ready to be picked up.
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posted on
02/10/2003 3:16:41 PM PST
by
ru4liberty
(2 Chronicles 7:14—If my people...shall humble themselves...then will I...heal their land)
To: John H K
I wonder how THAT started?My bad. Someone else came up with the answer first!
My bad. explression = expression
that is truly a stupid phrase. This will be the first and last time I shall ever write, or say, "my bad." And I do hate "at this point in time" too.
To: LayoutGuru2; leadpenny
"Whazzup with, series?" Are hugh series?
(Pinging Hugh for a series take on the matter at hand)
(BTW we haven't even covered Møøse/Cheese yet on this thread!)
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posted on
02/10/2003 3:17:02 PM PST
by
Mad Dawgg
(French: Old Europe word meaning surrender)
To: canyon
This topic is "VERY DISTURBING" and no doubt was posted by some "RECKLESS" "UNILATERALIST". I would rather talk about the "HUGE DEFICITS" or "AFFIRMATIVE ACTION".
happydogx2
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