My bad - English?

[HappyHammer]

Don't like it but I must be living in the same hole as Bazza as I haven't heard it. I used all this temporary slang rubbish when I was young and I'm sure it was as annoying to adults then as it certainly is to me now.

My children will be banned from using any terminology I find annoying in my presence. In fact I'm thinking of leasing them out for their teenage years as they may not survive if they stay.

Only thing worse than younguns using this tripe is people over twenty using it in a forlorn attempt to be "with it"

HH.

[Big Shed]

Only thing worse than younguns using this tripe is people over twenty using it in a forlorn attempt to be "with it"
HH.

[silentC]

It's bad English no matter how popular it is because "bad" as a noun is uncountable. You can't say "this is a bad", so you likewise can't say "that was my bad", which is what "my bad" is a contraction of.

"Mistake", on the other hand, is countable, so you can say "this is a mistake", "this is my mistake", "my mistake".

Stupid Americans....

[Ivan in Oz]

It's bad English no matter

Stupid Americans....

Oh!! Dear me!

Watchout for Incoming

[Cliff Rogers]

'My blue' sounds better than 'my bad'

[silentC]

That's 'cause 'blue' in that sense is a countable noun, like 'mistake'.

Watchout for Incoming

I'm quaking in my boots!

[Ivan in Oz]

I'm quaking in my boots!

So you are being quaked??????

Told you
The Quakers are American

[astrid]

Irritating teenage language comes and goes.
When i was young (ger) everything was GROUSE.
surfboards got dinged, cars got pranged.

Some comes to stay, most goes, like zap, pow and wham.
Or Heebie jeebies, spiffing for goodness sakes.
as someone already pointed out, english and strine are living languages.

Once it was considered the 20th centuary equivelent of "valley" or "Essex" girl to say perfume, not scent or mirror instead of looking glass.

this is archaic and I dont think anyone except Countess Von Astrid would disagree.

Astrid

[Gingermick]

Yes, you're an anachronism

[AlexS]

I used all this temporary slang rubbish when I was young and I'm sure it was as annoying to adults then as it certainly is to me now.

...as it was and is meant to be.

[astrid]

Young man,
What do you mean?

The Countess

[astrid]

Dont let's flatter ourselves that this is deliberate to annoy us.
That stage passes by the age of 6.
By the time their 15, I dont think they notice us that much

"Pout" Smiley required,

Astrid

[Cliff Rogers]

..."Pout" Smiley required,.....

Here are a couple that go close....

[Gingermick]

If Ya Not Down With Da Lingo, Dog, Ya Dissing The Wrong Posse

[astrid]

Now Dis or dissing, I happen to think is a very inovative and accurate use of a contraction.
Rather than say "excuse me, but i am somwhat insulted to your attitude to my opinion" or whatever, you can say " you dissing me" this is much nicer and more accuratre than telling someone " aw pi ss off"
at least it shows that the word "disrespect" is understood by the user.

Another old term from Shakespeare is "wicked"
as in "by the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes"
That shows that Shakespeare thought that Mc Beth was a really Cool Dude.
And yes Stirlo and you other teenagers, I know that no-one says "really cool dude" anymore!!

Astrid