Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 10:03:08 -0500 From: Gregory {Greg} Downing Subject: Re: "it's all good" >As with much slang that eventually enters mainstream usage, "It's all >good" originated in the African American community about four years ago.... By odd coincidence, actually, I just heard the phrase used in real life (whatever that is...!) for the first time this morning, on the subway in Manhattan, from a young male about 20 or so (who seemed primarily of Asian not of African descent, though that says absolutely nothing about the phrase's origin of course -- I did see the generalized citation stating AAVE origin that was posted yesterday). Quite openly and at some length, he was explaining to a young woman, with vivid examples, that he and his current namorada bicker a lot etc. etc. etc., "but hey, it's all good," and then he was off like a shot onto another topic. Gregory {Greg} Downing, at greg.downing[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]nyu.edu or downingg[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]is2.nyu.edu