Yesterday I got stood up by a friend for coffee. We had made plans a week before to meet at Panera (where else?) and she forgot.
So, I ended up going back to church and calling her and saying something about "miscommunication" and her first response was "My Bad." And then an explanation and apology.
My question - where did "My Bad" come from and why are people - professional people over 50 talking like this?
Is it just me? Am I just a grump? But Geeez - let's go back to "I'm sorry."
Is it just me?
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8 years ago
7 comments:
it's not just you. THEIR bad.
as in their bad--not they're bad. lol
It's a weird saying, but it doesn't show any signs of going away.
My other complaint is how people are late more often because it's easy to use cell phones to call to say you are running late. Before cell phones, there was more motivation to show up on time.
My bad. Your good. Their so-so. I think this may be how "goes'' became a substitute for "says.'' Personally, I blame George Bush. It's what he said after he was called out for the premature celebration of victory in Iraq.
My bad.
Later, his press secretary said he misspoke.
(Aren't you glad I found the comment button?)
oh mom - it is not "rem" it is R.E.M.! remember that one?
i started saying "my bad" in seventh grade because at soccer practice when kids had a bad pass, they said "my bad". so i always attributed it to sports stuff. but sometimes i use it in other places - maybe your friend is just a soccer star....
not sure if that follows.
Sorry to weigh in late on this... I think it came from urban playground basketball and migrated to pro basketball and was eventually picked up by ESPN and because of its "stickiness" was soon everywhere...
I agree with Wayne's assessment.
But as a lover of most language-- even the new-fangled stuff-- I think the "bad" is not with the phrase but with the friend standing you up. It's just plain rude. And I agree with Elyssa about cell phones facilitating chronic tardiness. As a serious J I dislike chronic tardiness. :)
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