Is it just me. My Bad

[Razzoo]

"My bad". I find this phrase incredibly annoying. I know language evolves etc. Does anybody else hate this term. What's wrong with mistake or fault.

 

[Racek]

Yep, im with you on this one.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

I like it! You're weird for not liking it! Oh sorry have I offended you? My bad!

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

I would say I only use it in an ironic or inapproprite situation.

I.e When a threw some keys at my girlfriend yesterday when she asked for them. I forgot to check in advance that she wanted to catch them and they hit her in the face.

This is when "my bad" is reeled out. It also needs to be said over-enthusiatically to add to the 'whoops' factor

 

[el_ciddy]

It's another terrible Amercanism, which is only used by tools.

 

[NickBHAFC18]

I would say I only use it in an ironic or inapproprite situation.

I.e When a threw some keys at my girlfriend yesterday when she asked for them. I forgot to check in advance that she wanted to catch them and they hit her in the face.

This is when "my bad" is reeled out. It also needs to be said over-enthusiatically to add to the 'whoops' factor

I am also the same, although I didn't hit her in the face with my keys.......instead it was a truck.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Amercanism

At least it's used by tools who can spell correctly.....

 

[Badger]

It's another terrible Amercanism, which is only used by tools.

Talking of Americanisms, have you seen the Tropicana advert where an American makes repeated attempts at saying the word "orange" but fails miserably every time?

 

[Willow]

It doesn't even make sense. My bad what?

 

[albion534]

Don't see a problem with it, in fact, I use it alot when I fart and it stinks....

 

[Monkey Man]

The missing words in the middle are "command of the English language is".

 

[fire&skill]

It's almost as annoying as the term 'back in the day'.

 

[piersa]

I agree it is a terrible **** of a saying but I am sure a load of middle aged parents ridiculed us for saying "wotcha"

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

The missing words in the middle are "command of the English language is".

That wouldn't make any sense.

Why, when throwing the keys at my girlfriend's face, would I respond with "My command of the English language is bad".

She wouldn't find that adorable AT ALL.

 

[Commander]

I hate it. Really hate it. It doesn't even make sense. Anyone who uses it is a ****.

 

[Daffy Duck]

I can't stand it. Whatever happened to "I'm sorry. My fault?"

 

[Cheshire Cat]

"I'm bad?"

 

[Don Quixote]

I dislike it, but I imagine everyone will be saying it in a few years and we'll all get used to it. Apparently in a few years we'll all be saying 'init', so a professor of Linguistics told me.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

The OP has really DROPPED THE BALL on this one.

"My bad" has been used by Shakespeare:

Sonnet 112:

Your love and pity doth the impression fill
Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow;
For what care I who calls me well or ill,
So you o'er-green my bad, my good allow?

PROOF.

Also used by REM and previously 'popularised' in the 1970's apparently.

 

[grummitts gloves]

I hate it nearly as much as "Oh my days".