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Originally Posted by HarryT
OK - another question for our American friends. I've heard a number of Americans use the expression "my bad", with the apparent meaning "I have made a mistake". Why "my bad"? "Bad" is an adjective, not a noun; the phrase is grammatically meaningless  . |
I'm not sure but I think this comes from African American English which has been wholly adopted into certain typical American English.
Sometimes I find American slang irritating. Perhaps it's because I grew up with British English and now living in the U.S. there are some changes that irritates me while other changes don't.