Where Did the Word Ok Come from?

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Many scholars believe that the modern 'ok' came from American colonial times. It may have descended from the common phrase of the time 'Oll Korrect.'

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Where Did the Word Ok Come from?

Many scholars believe that the modern "ok" came from American colonial times. It may have descended from the common phrase of the time "Oll Korrect."

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where did ok come from?

OK, let me see if I can explain this. There are many speculations of how the word OK came into being. Such as it came from the Greek expression 'ola kala' meaning it is good. But

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Where does Ok Come from?

There are a lot of answers that speculate where the word ok came from, but the oldest references are as a slogan of the Democratic party in the Presidential election in 1840. Martin

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where words come from?

Etymology is the study of how words evolve over time - where and what languages words come from, how new words are formed, and how words function. You can find more information here

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