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Where does the expression OK come from and what do the letters stand for?
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∙ 6y ago
There are mixed theories on the origin of OK.
Here are some views:
OK comes from Greek "Olla Kalla" which means "all good". For a long time, the favorite theory was that it was a campaign slogan for Martin Van Buren, nicknamed "Old Kinder hook" because his home town was Kinderhook, N.Y. But the most popular theory nowadays is that it stands for "oll korrect". Apparently, in the 1830s, people thought it was funny to misspell words on purpose. "All correct" was changed to "oll korrect", and then abbreviated "o.k."
Many pages have been written about the origin of OK, but still no one knows for sure.
OK may be the abbreviated form of an Afro-America word spelled okeh or okay.
It is not known for sure. The first recorded use of it in print is listed as 1839 in the Oxford English Dictionary. In this use it is shortened from "all correct." It was used in 1840 as part of an election slogan for Old Kinderhook. However, it seems clear that it was being used orally prior to this. Some suggest it comes from the Choctaw word oke, meaning "it is." Others suggest it comes from the French au quai. Still others contend it comes from a West African language that slaves from that region used. It is one of the few words rather universally understood in all languages.in other words country style the phrase O.K. means ol'right
OK means agreed, understood if someone asks you a question telling you to do something. If someone asks if you are OK, they either mean, are you fine, hurt, etc or they are asking if you are fine in the head, are you crazy or something.
During World War I and II, Some say that O.K. originated in Zero kills which meant all is well. Zero- 0 , Kills - K. They would hang the Boards up when planes would fly back in is what my Grandfather told me. but it also originated in England as well supposedly. Yahoo Answers has an Answer for this and it was on the Front Page. you can do a yahoo search on yahoo Answers
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It goes- okay=ok=k=kk get it it means Ok. kk?
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Yes they should be capitalized.
