2007-01-19 09:59:05 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Abbreviation of oll korrect, facetious alteration of all correct.
The historical record shows that O.K. appeared as an abbreviation for oll korrect (a conscious misspelling of "all correct") in Boston newspapers in 1839, and was reinterpreted as "Old Kinderhook" in the 1840 United States presidential election.
2007-01-19 10:02:28 · answer #1 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
One explenation could be:In Greek, O.K. is a correctly-spelled abbreviation for the expression, Ola Kala (Îλα Îαλά, ÎÎ), which has the same meaning as the American English "okay". It is possible that Greek sailors used Ola Kala in American ports..
Being greek I seriously doubt this explanation..
2007-01-19 18:10:06 · answer #2 · answered by 24_m_gr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never knew it was an abbreviation
what about
no
what does "no" stand for?
not ok?
ok means opus kleptonomous which can be translated into english as sure why not.
You should pick Barkely Hound if its true it is sure interesting.
2007-01-19 18:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok is often used in response to a question or a request.
In answer to "How are you?" you might say "I'm ok."
Ok or okay is used to indicate agreement.
Will you please capitalize the first letter of your question?
The answer could be yes or OK instead of a longer reply like affirmative.
OK is also the abbreviation for the state of Oklahoma!
2007-01-19 18:27:29 · answer #4 · answered by birdwatcher 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i read once that it was the initials of a man who owned a car company. every time he made sure that a car was manufactured to meet his standards, he would put his initials, "OK", on the car. hence, we use "OK" or "okay" when we mean "it's all right/fine".
2007-01-19 18:08:47 · answer #5 · answered by scarlett 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"The historical record shows that O.K. appeared as an abbreviation for oll korrect " (all correct)
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2007-01-19 18:02:33 · answer #6 · answered by ecolink 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Oll korrect historically, but it is also an abbreviation for "okay".
2007-01-19 18:07:28 · answer #7 · answered by j 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Obediah Kelly. He was a package copany guy so he would stamp his initials on the package when it was approved.
2007-01-19 18:04:37 · answer #8 · answered by THE ALMOST 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in Texas it would be short for Oklahoma
But
You could say alright
2007-01-19 18:08:18 · answer #9 · answered by caretaker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No kills, in the war the best new possible was that no one had died in a fight (0 kills, or O.K.)
2007-01-19 18:02:52 · answer #10 · answered by Juan 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋