Re: a few questions

On Sat, 21 Apr 2001 00:47:15 -0700 Marcus Smith <smithma@...>
writes:
> ><< 2. Does anyone know (or know where I can find) the origins of
> the word
> >'okay'? >>
> >     "Okay" was originally "O.K.", of course, and it stood for "Old
> >Kinderhook", which, I believe, was the nickname of Martin Van Buren
> (if it
> >wasn't, it was another president; I know it was a Gilded Age U.S.
> president).
> >  They called him "O.K."  Somehow from there, it turned it to
> meaning "good",
> >or signifying approval.  This was in my history book back in high
> school.  :)
> One of a half dozen or more theories on the origin of the word. The
> other
> most popular theory is that it comes from "oll korrekt", a intential
> mispelling done for humorous effect in New York editorials way back
> when.
>
> The basic answer to the question: nobody knows, but there are plenty
> of
> stories.
> Marcus Smith
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One theory i remember learning is that OK comes from an African language
or pidgin.


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