What is the origin and origin of the useful word "OK" used around the world?

The English word "OK" which is commonly used on a daily basis is a useful word that has various meanings such as "okay" and "problem pear", but it is used in the same meaning not only in English-speaking countries but also in Brazil and Mexico In addition to this, it is widely used in Japan in general. What kind of abbreviation was "OK" that is used widely and how was it born? That is summarized in the movie.

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"OK" is a versatile English word that can express a wide range of things. From "OK!" Which agrees with the front-tilting, "Oh ..., OK," which is not so much hypnotic, "Ok, so ... ..." such as using it as a preface to change the topic, such as "OK, then ...", "OK" I can say. This time, the linguist who studied the etymology of OKArica OaklandMr. said, "The time when OK did not exist is unbelievable."


Origin of OK · Origin is the name of the port "Aux Quais", "0 Kill" in the battlefield, "Oberkommando (highest commander)" in German, "Scottish English meaning OK"Och aye", And also born from Greek and Latin, various theories are considered.


It is easy to guess that word source with ideas and hearing, but those who are in the profession "dictionary editor" are investigating more specific background. The dictionary editor reads out all sorts of old newspapers, books, letters, etc. and finds certain evidence that you can prove where certain words were born and how they came to be used. A dictionary editor'sAllen Walker ReedAccording to Mr., the word "OK" was printed for the first time in the Boston newspaper in 1839, and the reporter at the time was written as an abbreviation representing "All Correct" in a joke.


Abbreviations such as "OMG (Oh My God)" and "LOL (Laughing Out Loud)" are used today, but in addition to abbreviations such as "ISBD (It shall be done)" and "SP (Small Potato)" , "KG (Know Go =No Go) "" OW (Oll Write =All RightAbbreviations in which the initial letters of ') are replaced with words that can be read differently are OK,' OK Korrect =All CorrectIt is thought that it was born from.


However, in modern times abbreviations such as "ISBD" "SP" "KG" are not used anymore. So why still only "OK" still exists?

I ran for the 1840 US presidential electionMartin van BuurenThe eighth president was called with the nickname of "Old Kinderhook" at that time and supporters used the word "OK" with the meaning of "Oll Korrect (all right)" as the initial letter of Mr. Buren's nickname It was. When elections boil down, Mr. Buren's opponent is a horseWilliam HarrisonOf the supporters pointed out that the origin of "OK" is "Out Of Kash (one sentence absence)" "Oufully Konfused (awful confusion)" "Ouful Katastrophe (a terrible disaster)", the meaning is different Since "OK" was probably used, it seems that it became a trigger to strongly penetrate among people and remain until the present age.


Another factor is the appearance of "telegraph". At that time, the telecommunications correspondent knew that "OK" was used in the meaning of "message arrival", "it works without problems", "YES" when confirming that the signal arrived.


A few decades later, "OK" which can express a lot with only two letters became widely used in general, and origin and origins faded out among people. Mr. Oakland of a linguist who created this movie, "If you know that 'OK' is a useful word you do not usually need to know the etymology of a word because it is the natural nature of the language So it is OK. "