[JimVT]

Forgive the vanity but it's a slow day and I'm tired of waiting for the SaddamAttack so I've been lurking all over the FR today and find increasing use of the phrase "my bad" and was wondering what the hell people are talking about when they use it.

After some research on the 'net I found a couple of sites that discussed its use. (One is linked below)

"My bad" reminded me of another expression that had a brief existence a few years ago: "This is true."

I was speaking to a group in a meeting one day and this up-and-coming type must have interrupted me 5 times with a "this is true" statement.

I finally thanked him for his support and asked: "What the heck ever happened to "you're right" or "correct". I've forgotten what his response was.

Anyway I know this is not an earth-shaking issue but my simple and no doubt, futile, plea to use the language the way it was meant to be used with simple, declarative sentences and a minimum of jargon.

Go ahead and flame me and I promise I'll start on "route" and "rout" next!

MyBad

[LurkerNoMore!]

No kidding.

[coloradan]

Sorry, my bad.

[APBaer]

"It seems we have unleashed"

"We"??

Who is this "We," homeboy?

[Maceman]

I dunno. "My bad" works for me.

[nmh]

Is it a southern thing? I'm from the north and never hear it up here. It seems to come from southerners.

[xrp]

My bad goes back over 10 years to my high school days. My current bastardization of the English language which I despise is "sup", the ebonicsfied combination of "what is up" or "what's up".

[Leroy S. Mort]

Pple who use "my bad" are just loosers who are not very inciteful.

[Mears]

Nothing bothers me more than "you know what I'm sayin'"

[ChadGore]

True That. ;)

[Cicero]

I've never been tempted to use it myself, but I rather enjoy it when others do. My bad, I suppose.

[TC Rider]

"What the heck ever happened to "you're right" or "correct".

LOL, both are currently in vogue at our meetings, but only when voiced like Ed McMahon back in the Johnny Carson days.

[swheats]

I thought it meant: my bad mistake~I should have known better.

That's why I use it.

[Fredgoblu]

If you want some fun, check out the Annual List of Banished Words (and phrases)...

Banished Words

[hsmomx3]

My husband absolutely hates when he hears, "Let's do lunch."

[Gun142]

bling bling

[Temple Drake]

how about "mea culpa"?

[pt17]

Anyway I know this is not an earth-shaking issue but my simple and no doubt, futile, plea to use the language the way it was meant to be used with simple, declarative sentences and a minimum of jargon

You've got my vote; however, I do understand the need for some people to inculcate jargon. It makes them feel like they're fitting in, as with the repetition of insider jokes.

[Riley]

I worked with a guy some time ago who was an MIT trained engineer. He had a real problem with the phrase "I hear ya, man."- which is a pretty common expression of agreement in California.

His response was always the same- "Excellent! Have you acquired me visually as well?"

I still laugh at that.

[apackof2]

It all depends of what My Bad is

[WaveThatFlag]

How you doing?