Curious Kids: Why do we say 'OK'?
- Written by Elly van Gelderen, Professor of English, Arizona State University
It's a simple word with a strange history.Andrii Oleksiienko/shutterstock.com
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Why do we say ‘OK’?
Of all the words in the English language, the word “OK” is pretty new:...