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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Here is another example of teen language that
"my bad" reminds me of. Not so long ago it was common to hear
young people say things like "Homework bad," or "pizza
good." Often this was used as an understatement, like "Hitler
bad," or "ethnic cleansing bad." Am I wrong in assuming
that this is a return to a more "childlike" construction? As I
am new to dialect study, I don't know what the proper terminology
is.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Emily Olds</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>