They say that only a handfull of phrases are recognized worldwide, such as Coca-cola, OK, Football, Mohamid Ali etc.... O.K. is probably the first. And please no clique answers like, ' it's Scottish' or okay-dokey. Thanks, Tommy
2007-03-16 11:22:23 · 8 answers · asked by Tommy 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
There is also a modern greek theory.
It tells about greek sailors (merchant marines) who everytime the travelled they were checking the containers or packs of goods they were shipping ig they were in good quality. And if it were, they were marking on the packs the abbreviation O. K. which stands for Ολα Καλα (Ola Kala) which means All well, all good.And because for many years greek shipowners were among the top three worldwide shipowners the O.K was widely spread.
2007-03-16 11:59:02 · answer #1 · answered by Supergirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Tommy. I was just reading about this a few hours ago! (See the source section below, for the reference.)
The book listed below offers at least 13 different sources that have been attributed by one or more authors to the original use of the term 'OK'. This author concludes that the first known use was by Charles Gordon Greene, editor of the Boston 'Morning Post', on March 23, 1839.
"Thus, it appears that O.K. was invented, possibly by Greene, as an abbreviation of the jocular "Oll" or perhaps "Orl korrect," meaning "All right".
Best wishes.
2007-03-16 11:34:11 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whilst somebody says ok on the beginning up of a sentence its like asserting look. Its in basic terms a beginning factor for a concept or clarification. And Its frequently mentioned with exasperation. i comprehend this from coping with people at paintings. frequently whilst attempting to describe to a supervisor why some thing wont paintings.
2016-10-02 06:02:55 · answer #3 · answered by zaheer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
O.K. is the phonetic initials of "all correct". It was originally used as a mark of approval.
2007-03-16 11:30:32 · answer #4 · answered by mindtelepathy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I might be mistaken but I believe that OK originated during WW2 during head counts / roll calls. "all [present and] correct" became "Orl Korrect", ie O.K.
2007-03-16 11:26:47 · answer #5 · answered by Victoria S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many many theories - too many to list here. Have a look at this site, it's pretty comprehensive:
http://www.miketodd.net/encyc/okay.htm
2007-03-16 11:27:37 · answer #6 · answered by stuffnstuff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its from the "facetious misspelling"oll korrekt"
2007-03-16 11:28:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DEEP SEA DIVING MAYBE ?
2007-03-16 11:28:05 · answer #8 · answered by deb_star_82 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋