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The Etymology of OK

Volker Beckmann

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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Englische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft

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Essay from the year 1978 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 3,0, Bielefeld University (Sprachenzentrum), course: British and American English, language: English, abstract: The paper consists of two parts. First, a dictionary check-up is being presented. Next some etymological theories about the original usage of the abbreviation "OK" are summarized and exposed.

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etymology, written language, usage of abbreviations, spoken language, linguistic history