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The cognates in the table below share meanings in English and Spanish, but have different pronunciation. Some words entered Middle English and Early Modern Spanish indirectly and at different times. For example, a Latinate word might enter English by way of Old French, but enter Spanish directly from Latin. Such differences can introduce ...
Several etymologies have been proposed for the word OK or okay.The majority can be easily classified as false etymologies, or possibly folk etymologies. H. L. Mencken, in The American Language, lists serious candidates and "a few of the more picturesque or preposterous". [1]
An OK button on a remote control. OK (/ ˌ oʊ ˈ k eɪ / ⓘ), with spelling variations including okay, okeh, O.K. and many others, is an English word (originating in American English) denoting approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, acknowledgment, or a sign of indifference. OK is frequently used as a loanword in other languages. It has been ...
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Of all the words in the English language, the word “OK” is pretty new: It’s only been used for about 180 years.
The phrase "A-ok" had been in use at least as far back as 1952, when it appeared in an advertisement by Midvac Steels which read "A-OK for tomorrow's missile demands". [1] U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John "Shorty" Powers popularized it while serving in the 1960s as NASA's public affairs officer for Project Mercury, the "voice of Mercury Control".
Translations of Spanish street names into English: Shell Thorn Street (Calle de Concha Espina). Translations of multinational corporations' names into Spanish: Ordenadores Manzana (Apple Computers). Translations of Spanish minced oaths into English: Tu-tut that I saw you (Tararí que te vi). The use of Spanglish has evolved over time.
I'm OK – You're OK is a 1967 [1] [2] [3] self-help book by psychiatrist Thomas Anthony Harris. It is a practical guide to transactional analysis as a method for solving problems in life. The book made the New York Times Best Seller list in 1972 and remained there for almost two years.