In Mexico, i've noticed OK is in style. everyone knows it, well mostly the more affluent mexicans, but in my father's poor home town, they use it too. Several hosts of Perubian talk shows use it.. and also psychologists and personalities in peru. well OK seems to be used everywhere now.. why?
2006-08-30 02:29:52 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Because is shorter that: "esta bien", "perfecto", "entendido", "todo bien", and any other words you could use to mean ok in spanish.
2006-08-30 05:19:03 · answer #1 · answered by fireangel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no agreement where the term "OK" or "okay" originated, but there is evidence that it could have come from a number of places in the world, including Greek, some African languages, Choctaw, and even American English.
Choctaw language has a word, "okeh." Some attribute it to the late U.S. President Andrew Jackson, who used it as an acronym for the phonetic misspelling of "oll korrect."
Whatever the language of origin, it is now used more or less universally to express approval, acceptance, or agreement.
2006-08-30 09:42:43 · answer #2 · answered by johntadams3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is used all over the world. My son's Japanese friend came with his family to live in the states a few years ago and although he knew very little English, he did know OK. It's universal.
2006-08-30 09:37:00 · answer #3 · answered by DontPanic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
O.K stood for "OLD KINDERHOOK" , a town that one of the presidents came from and was elected on that slogan in the 1800's b-c Old Kinderhook was in those days considered a good and honest town. Like any catch phrase, it spread around the world as America became an Imperial power in the late 1800's.
2006-08-30 09:35:00 · answer #4 · answered by tonyintoronto@rogers.com 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
OK is used in languages all over the world. It's widespread use is probably due to the development of fast, international travel & trade, as I believe it probably pre-dates the computer era.
It's easy & simple to use as a sentence on it's own.
This linguistic phenomenon is common and is called 'borrowing' ... and English has been one of the best 'borrowers', and is now being 'borrowed from' due to modern day communication.
2006-08-30 09:55:35 · answer #5 · answered by J9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK and Coca Cola are the two most widely used words in the world. Who said that the USA never added to world culture.
2006-08-30 09:46:35 · answer #6 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's because The Fonz used it and anything The Fonz does is the cats meow. That's why all my illegitimate Mexican children call me on fathers day and go AYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
2006-08-30 09:37:01 · answer #7 · answered by Me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All over the world people using OK! I'm from Europe and we use it also!
2006-08-30 21:42:59 · answer #8 · answered by a girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beacuse that's OK..
All Chinese know what's OK.
Though they don't know any English.
OK,it's world language.
Who invents the word,what a great man!
2006-08-30 09:38:29 · answer #9 · answered by 2ove 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a universal word. Even Europeans use it.
2006-08-30 09:32:25 · answer #10 · answered by T Time 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋