Oh Mehn - That's not for me!
Some two or three weeks ago, my daughter came back from school and started saying " Oh mehn " as a response to everything that displeased her. At first, it was very funny to hear her say "oh mehn" and it made me laugh so much every time she said it. I think what was even more interesting and funny about the use of the slang was how accurately she used it. Something drops on the floor, she says oh mehn ; you change the TV station from her cartoon to something else, she says oh mehn ; she hits her leg, her toy or pencil falls, she makes an error with whatever she's writing (think of all possible scenarios you can use 'oh mehn'), and her response to any of those scenarios would be oh mehn . I should add that she had a way she said it - she would drag the words and her countenance would change to show how displeased she was about the situation. Her dad and I were curious about where she heard it from and how she knew when to use it. We kept askin...