It is said that O.K. comes from the Greek words Ola Kala which means everything's fine/alright and maybe (not sure) started at the beginning of the last century where a lot of Greeks where immigrating to U.S. for better life conditions.
2006-10-26 04:08:56
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answered by C.C. 4
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There are many different versions; I´ll comment a few.
One version says that during the American Civil War, the officials had to write a report when their troops came back from a battle; when there had not been any deaths, the officials wrote "O Killed" on the blackboard.
Another version: when telegraph was used, the Morse alphabet was better used for some telegraphist; the one who was considered the best was Oscar Kevin, and when receiving a telegram signed by him, everybody knew it was accurate and correct.
One last version: In the 1830s, the paper "Boston Morning Post" used initials and then used to write the whole words between brackets; sometimes, trying to be funny and make people laugh, they wrote those initials incorrectly. In 1839 they published an article which included "OK" ¿"All Correct"?
I could go on, my my son needs the computer, sorry
2006-10-26 04:21:17
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answered by Anonymous
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During the battle, Jackson is said to have asked Pushmataha if the fight against the British was going well for the Choctaw detachment. Pushmataha supposedly answered with a Choctaw word which meant that things were all right. Jackson liked the word and began using it himself. The word was OK. According to the Dictionary of Word Origins, the favored source for the symbol OK ".
It does not seem at all likely, from the linguistic and historical evidence, that it derives from the Scots expression 'och aye', the Greek ola kala ('it is good'), the Choctaw Indian oke or okeh ('it is so')
The oldest written references to 'OK' result from its adoption as a slogan by the Democratic party during the American Presidential election of 1840. Their candidate, President Martin Van Buren, was nicknamed 'Old Kinderhook' (after his birthplace in New York State), and his supporters formed the 'OK Club'.
The only other theory with at least a degree of plausibility is that the term originated among Black slaves of West African origin, and represents a word meaning 'all right, yes indeed' in various West African languages.
2006-10-26 04:23:53
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answered by diannatena 2
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Allegedly an American Education minister after paying a visit to a state school wrote in his report the following words: "oll is korrect" (as in "all is correct", in case you didn't get it). Since it happened in America, people reckoned it was good enough for usage and it soon got abreviated to O.K.
2006-10-26 05:34:30
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answered by blahalujza 1
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OK-- is a phrase coined by supporters of Martin Van Buren -- his nickname was and he was from Old Kinderhook. His supporters put a positive connotation to "I'M OK"
mid- 1800s.
2006-10-26 04:12:29
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answered by Crystal P 4
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