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Where does the word ok aka okay come from? Who invented it?

  • Countless number of people including myself use this word very often. It has many meanings and can be used in almost all occasions but as people utter such a word do they really know what it means and how it came to being? I have just realized that I've been using this word without knowing who invented it. Anyone, any leads?

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    http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/503/what-does-ok-stand-for "oll korrect" from 1830's-1840's

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Somehow it was shortened from "All correct"

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