just wondering . . .
2006-08-23 14:56:12 · 16 answers · asked by *me* 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
All Correct.
2006-08-23 20:06:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some argue that this has its origins in the dutch language, but there is good evidence that it came from a slang fad in 19th century US east coast -- an intentional mispelling of common phrases: In this case -- 'all correct' became 'oll korrect'. Then it was shortened to O.K., and eventually became the word okay.
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2006-08-23 22:05:00 · answer #2 · answered by Unknown User 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh boy, that's a good one. There are different stories. Nobody knows for sure. My favorite is that it originated in New Orleans restaurants, where seafood fresh off the boat was said to be "aux quais," which is pronounced O.K. in French.
2006-08-23 22:00:36 · answer #3 · answered by yahoohoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard from some where that a Russian Superviosor with name O????? K???? used to sign as OK on the approved assemblies.
I am not sure of this as I could not find any source for this
2006-08-24 10:35:54 · answer #4 · answered by Pramod 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-08-23 21:59:46 · answer #5 · answered by Bethany 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Oll Korrect, that's how the words were spelled around the 1800's, in the west, used by cowboys/hands
2006-08-23 22:04:15 · answer #6 · answered by Big Daddy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooo Kayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.....
2006-08-23 22:14:12 · answer #7 · answered by Ace Striker 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the word O.K. sounds likd oll korrect thus is meant All Correct
2006-08-24 07:28:21 · answer #8 · answered by sukhi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my grandpa told me it started when there was this war and when it was over people would go around searching for dead people and if there were none they would say
"0 Killed" so they shortened it to 0K and i guess since then it means that everything is alright.
2006-08-24 00:14:05 · answer #9 · answered by danyella 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oklahoma, USA
2006-08-23 22:03:02 · answer #10 · answered by baby_girl_1219 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋