my bad......

[gibbering gerbil]

who the faak invented this phrase??

i want names and addresses.

what's wrong with using propa english and saying.....'my mistake' instead of dumbing down society and using this bastardised version of english originating from jive talkin american negroes or cool funky hip hoppy home boys??

 

[Goldenblue]

who the faak invented this phrase??

i want names and addresses.

what's wrong with using propa english and saying.....'my mistake' instead of dumbing down society and using this bastardised version of english originating from jive talkin american negroes or cool funky hip hoppy home boys??

Yes, what is wrong with using proper english?

 

[Moo]

There is havoc and death in our world and 'my bad' is your choice of topic.

Is your pillow too fluffy as well?

 

[- PC -]

who the faak invented this phrase??

i want names and addresses.

what's wrong with using propa english and saying.....'my mistake' instead of dumbing down society and using this bastardised version of english originating from jive talkin american negroes or cool funky hip hoppy home boys??

Just for you Agitator

http://www.word-detective.com/121597.html

To be honest, I wouldn't be so sure about this question myself were it not for the fact that there was recently a protracted discussion of "my bad" on the e-mail discussion group of the American Dialect Society (which is an organization of scholars who pay attention to such things). "My bad," an exclamation meaning "my fault" or "my mistake," evidently arose in the mid-1980's among players (primarily Black) in informal "pick-up" basketball games. One player would throw a bad pass or flub an easy shot and say "My bad" as a sort of handy shorthand for a more elaborate apology. The term's transition to more general slang use was apparently greatly accelerated by its inclusion in the enormously popular film "Clueless" a few years ago.

 

[gibbering gerbil]

yeah thanks for that pc, but i missed out on that hugely popular film.

 

[gibbering gerbil]

Yes, what is wrong with using proper english?

there's no need to be pedantic, this is a serious issue, our culture is slowly being taken over by the great satan and i suspect this is a deliberate plot being implemented by donald rumsfeld and the cia to take over the world.

it may sound farfetched but this is no larffing matter........if this trend continues before too long we,'' all be jive talkin, wearing parachute pants, expensive sneakers, weird hair-dos, and listening to rap music.

we should fight back and invent words of our own......lets take back the english language;

*if your in a crowded lift and let go of a really ripe and juicy fart........'my smell'.
*if you do something really stupid........'my stupid'.
*if you do something really good.......'my good'.
*if someone says some bullsh1t........'my arse'.

we own the english language as much as those yanks.

 

[- PC -]

we should fight back and invent words of our own......lets take back the english language;

we own the english language as much as those yanks.

Which is why the Free Trade Agreement is important and can support your argument, to the extent that IMO TV is the dominating factor and one in which we need to keep an eye on the FTA


http://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/negotiations/us_fta/backgrounder/audiovisual.html

These commitments essentially mean that Australia will maintain an open audiovisual market, while preserving a modest range of possible policy interventions to ensure that Australian audiences have access to Australian voices.
In this sense the outcome provides benefits to the US, in the form of guarantees that Australia will not, at some time in the future, become a market that is closed to foreign audiovisual material.
But it also safeguards Australia’s right to intervene in response to new developments in media platforms, including the right to introduce new local content requirements.]

This is our only safeguard..but when local content costs more per episode to produce as compared to overseas product, then you better start workin wid r home boiz der homz.

 

[Borgsta]

How exactly is 'my bad' dumbing down society? Why is it acceptable to say 'My mistake'?

Where did the phrase 'My mistake' originate from?

 

[gibbering gerbil]

How exactly is 'my bad' dumbing down society? Why is it acceptable to say 'My mistake'?

Where did the phrase 'My mistake' originate from?

well i think it's to do with propa english gramma.

'mistake' is a noun i think while 'bad' is an adjective........you cant lay claim to an adjective.

so you can say 'my car', 'my bike', 'my house', 'my birthday' etc,

but you cant say 'my big', 'my small', 'my colourful', 'my little'........an adjective must be followed by a noun.

 

[PAFC2004]

Yes, what is wrong with using proper english?

Exactly "my homie".

 

[Borgsta]

well i think it's to do with propa english gramma.

'mistake' is a noun i think while 'bad' is an adjective........you cant lay claim to an adjective.

so you can say 'my car', 'my bike', 'my house', 'my birthday' etc,

but you cant say 'my big', 'my small', 'my colourful', 'my little'........an adjective must be followed by a noun.

But you type with incorrect English all the time.

Anyway 'my bad' is an idiom and is officially recognised as one. The following is taken from www.dictionary.com:

Idioms:
in bad Informal

In trouble or disfavor.

my bad Slang

Used to acknowledge that one is at fault.

 

[gibbering gerbil]

But you type with incorrect English all the time.

Anyway 'my bad' is an idiom and is officially recognised as one. The following is taken from www.dictionary.com:

Idioms:
in bad Informal

In trouble or disfavor.

my bad Slang

Used to acknowledge that one is at fault.

bollox, just because it's been recognised in some trendy new age dictionary dont mean it's right!!!

let's defend the english language from the uneducated, illiterate dumb arses!!!

 

[Goldenblue]

Exactly "my homie".

???

Please explain?

 

[Borgsta]

???

Please explain?

If you look closely PAFC corrected gibbering gerbil's bastardisation of the English language.

 

[Borgsta]

bollox, just because it's been recognised in some trendy new age dictionary dont mean it's right!!!

let's defend the english language from the uneducated, illiterate dumb arses!!!

Tell me something what exactly is the English language? Is it an original language or is it a language which is made up from several different languages and constantly evolving?

You still havent answered my question, where did the term 'my mistake' come from?

 

[gibbering gerbil]

Tell me something what exactly is the English language? Is it an original language or is it a language which is made up from several different languages and constantly evolving?

You still havent answered my question, where did the term 'my mistake' come from?

i realise that the english language is constantly evolving and mutating into different dialects..(and you can see an excellent tv series on the english language every sunday night on sbs)...but it dont mean we has to accept it.

were involved in a culture war and we risk being swamped by corporate american media which panders to the lowest common denominator...should we allow ourselves to be dumbed down and manipulated by this all powerful media??

dont understand what your problem with 'my mistake' is, it's perfectly good english.

 

[Borgsta]

i realise that the english language is constantly evolving and mutating into different dialects..(and you can see an excellent tv series on the english language every sunday night on sbs)...but it dont mean we have to accept it.

were involved in a culture war and we risk being swamped by corporate american media which panders to the lowest common denominator...should we allow ourselves to be dumbed down and manipulated by this all powerful media??

dont understand what your problem with 'my mistake' is, it's perfectly good english.

What about Australian English then, do you consider this to be dumbed down?

I have no problem with 'my mistake', you asked you invented the phrase 'my bad', so i posed the question back to you.

 

[Goldenblue]

???

Please explain?

Ahhhhh...*light comes on*

 

[Rookie]

Just for you Agitator

http://www.word-detective.com/121597.html

To be honest, I wouldn't be so sure about this question myself were it not for the fact that there was recently a protracted discussion of "my bad" on the e-mail discussion group of the American Dialect Society (which is an organization of scholars who pay attention to such things). "My bad," an exclamation meaning "my fault" or "my mistake," evidently arose in the mid-1980's among players (primarily Black) in informal "pick-up" basketball games. One player would throw a bad pass or flub an easy shot and say "My bad" as a sort of handy shorthand for a more elaborate apology. The term's transition to more general slang use was apparently greatly accelerated by its inclusion in the enormously popular film "Clueless" a few years ago.

The most annoying americanism on the planet. Any Australian who says it should be... well... told to change or get out.

 

[Moo]

What we need is a great big melting point.

Word fools.

 

[gibbering gerbil]

What about Australian English then, do you consider this to be dumbed down?

I have no problem with 'my mistake', you asked you invented the phrase 'my bad', so i posed the question back to you.

aussie english has not been dumbed down, it has evolved organically, it is a natural phenomenon not an atificial construct imposed on a society by a malevolent all powerful corporate media.

 

[Borgsta]

aussie english has not been dumbed down, it has evolved organically, it is a natural phenomenon not an atificial construct imposed on a society by a malevolent all powerful corporate media.

why is 'my bad' not something that naturally evolved? Im sure the first time it was said wasnt on film or on any kind of television show or in a newspaper.

In any case the media usually just reflect what is being said in the streets and by people everyday.

 

[Goldenblue]

SMS text messages are a huge problem for the English language.

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