Historical Evidence on the Etymology of "OK." [electronic resource] / Dennie Hoopingarner.
The etymology of the word "OK" has been controversial from the time it was coined. As an acronym, it is ambiguous by its nature. It was originally meant to stand for "oll korrect," a deliberate misspelling of "all correct." These misspellings were a fad among the litera...
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