$OK
OLL KORRECT
Since 1839
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about $ok
1.35 billion people speak English.
I’d say 1.349 billion use the word OK.
Once you understand the true origin of "OKAY", you'll never see it the same way again.
Let's time travel back to 1830s Boston:
I’d say 1.349 billion use the word OK.
Once you understand the true origin of "OKAY", you'll never see it the same way again.
Let's time travel back to 1830s Boston:
OK is everywhere.
It's one of the world's most iconic words.
But where did it originate? Let’s explore!
It's one of the world's most iconic words.
But where did it originate? Let’s explore!
OK was born in the 1830s Boston.
A few young intellectuals started intentionally misspelling abbreviations:
• KC for "knuff ced" (enough said)
• KY for "know yuse" (no use)
• OW for "oll wright" (all right)
But one rose above the rest: OK for "oll korrect".
A few young intellectuals started intentionally misspelling abbreviations:
• KC for "knuff ced" (enough said)
• KY for "know yuse" (no use)
• OW for "oll wright" (all right)
But one rose above the rest: OK for "oll korrect".
On March 23, 1839, OK was first published in the Boston Morning Post.
Other papers picked up on the joke & spread it nationwide.
But OK might have faded away like the others...
If not for the wild 1840 presidential election.
Other papers picked up on the joke & spread it nationwide.
But OK might have faded away like the others...
If not for the wild 1840 presidential election.
Martin Van Buren, aka "Old Kinderhook", made OK his campaign slogan.
"Vote for OK!" clubs popped up across the country. Van Buren lost to William Henry Harrison.
But the publicity was a huge win for OK:
It was now part of the American vocabulary.
"Vote for OK!" clubs popped up across the country. Van Buren lost to William Henry Harrison.
But the publicity was a huge win for OK:
It was now part of the American vocabulary.
By 1844, a mere five years post-debut:
"OK" met Morse code's demand for swift, clear acknowledgment.
By 1865, it was indispensable to railroad communication.
"OK" met Morse code's demand for swift, clear acknowledgment.
By 1865, it was indispensable to railroad communication.
OK's lasting appeal? The unique 'K'.
In the early 1900s, advertisers replaced K with C for attention:
• Kool-Rite Stove • Klearflax Linen Rugs
We see it today in Krispy Kreme and Kool-Aid.
OK's special spelling made it memorable.
In the early 1900s, advertisers replaced K with C for attention:
• Kool-Rite Stove • Klearflax Linen Rugs
We see it today in Krispy Kreme and Kool-Aid.
OK's special spelling made it memorable.
By the 1890s, OK's quirky roots were all but forgotten.
Rumors claimed it came from the Choctaw word "okeh" (meaning "so it is").
But OK was already so widespread, no one cared.
Rumors claimed it came from the Choctaw word "okeh" (meaning "so it is").
But OK was already so widespread, no one cared.
Over time, OK became what Allan Metcalf calls the "neutral affirmative."
• "You got home OK" = arrived safely
• "Dinner was OK" = adequate, not great
• "OK, change of plans" = acknowledged
A simple, flat acceptance.
• "You got home OK" = arrived safely
• "Dinner was OK" = adequate, not great
• "OK, change of plans" = acknowledged
A simple, flat acceptance.
We say OK so often now, it's automatic.
Guess what word Neil Armstrong likely said 1st on the moon:
"OK, engine stop."
Not bad for a little Boston in-joke!
OK has been EVERYWHERE... even outer space.
Guess what word Neil Armstrong likely said 1st on the moon:
"OK, engine stop."
Not bad for a little Boston in-joke!
OK has been EVERYWHERE... even outer space.
In less than 40 years, “OK” transformed from an 1830s fad into:
• A presidential slogan (1840)
• The first-ever telegraph confirmation (1844)
• The most common American word by 1900
• A presidential slogan (1840)
• The first-ever telegraph confirmation (1844)
• The most common American word by 1900
So the next time you utter "OK", remember:
It started as an inside joke in a Boston newsroom...
Spread via a failed presidential run & new tech...
And has become one of the most ubiquitous words in the world.
Ok?
It started as an inside joke in a Boston newsroom...
Spread via a failed presidential run & new tech...
And has become one of the most ubiquitous words in the world.
Ok?
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