2006-07-09 08:45:28 · 19 answers · asked by milica 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
i meant why do you use ok for all right and not sz for example.and i'm not from america
2006-07-09 09:07:28 · update #1
Two people answered (Zero kills) so i'm with them lol.
Anyway i remember we had it's story in school but i can't remember it sorry.
2006-07-13 12:25:38 · answer #1 · answered by Laith Attar 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Slang for Okay:
Okay is a term of approval or assent, often written as OK, O.K., ok, okay, okee, or more informally as simply kay, k or kk. When used to describe the quality of a thing, it denotes acceptability. However, its usage can also be strongly approving; as with most slang, its usage is determined by context.
The word "okay" is currently the single-most-used word on Earth, owing to its common employment in a vast number of cultures and languages. [citation needed]
There are several theories about the origins of this word, some of them apocryphal and none of them conclusive, although the suggested origin as an initialism of oll korrect has relatively widespread support. Whatever its origin, the word spread around the world, the "okay" spelling of it first appearing in British writing in the 1860s. Spelled out in full in the 20th century, 'okay' has come to be in everyday use among English speakers, and borrowed by non-English speakers. Occasionally a humorous form okee dokee (or okey dokey) is used, as well as A-ok.
2006-07-09 08:54:28 · answer #2 · answered by mrsblu0z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is known is that one of the first instances of OK appearing in print was in the spring of 1839 by the Boston Morning Post:
It is hardly necessary to say to those who know Mr. Hughes, that his establishment will be found to be 'A. No. One' -- that is, O.K. -- all correct.
So if OK stands for "all correct," wouldn't it be "AC"? Not exactly, says linguist Erin McKean, who points out that the word was intentionally misspelled. Much like the way people on the Internet shorten or abbreviate words when typing, OK was misspelled on purpose.
2006-07-09 08:50:38 · answer #3 · answered by babycakesmommy1952 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone once told me that O.K was the initials of some dude (i dont remember specifics) who was the "checker" for some merchandise packaging. And when everything was complete, assured that everything was in order, he would sign his initials "O.K". So since then, anything that meant "its good, accurate, correct, assurance" meant OK. heh...it might have been a joke. Something to snicker about. hehehe
2006-07-09 18:33:21 · answer #4 · answered by katphotogirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an aknowledgement of a sort we use when someones wants you to agree on something.
Person A: "Sneak out of the house tonight so we can go see the Disturbed Concert."
Person B: "Okay."
2006-07-09 08:48:21 · answer #5 · answered by General X 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK comes from the Civil War. It meant zero killed.
You Americans should know that .
You don't know anything about other countries but it seems most of you don't know crap period!
2006-07-09 08:54:55 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK was first used to say 0 kills at war.
2006-07-09 08:49:25 · answer #7 · answered by Alej 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Term of approval or assent is the true meaning of ok.
2006-07-09 08:48:48 · answer #8 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've read something about somebody who i can't remember his name...but his initials was O.K...he was some good mayor or president or somethin...so ppl went out with banners having OK on it for like...approving him..
and it was used since then
2006-07-09 13:26:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Words don't have "real" meanings. Just the meanings that people ascribe to them.
OK?
2006-07-09 08:51:55 · answer #10 · answered by hudef 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋