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    Is the word ok an abbreviation?

    Question #129101. Asked by rushfreak. (Jan 21 13 12:26 PM)


    salami_swami

    		Yes, an abbreviation for okay.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okay#Spelling_variations

    Jan 21 13, 12:27 PM
    bluestocking

    		The exact origin of the word is uncertain, but a popular theory is that "OK" stands for "Oll Korrect." Deliberately comical misspellings were a fad in the 1830s and 1840s.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okay#Boston_abbreviation_fad

    Jan 23 13, 5:20 AM
    jeaein

    		yes

    Variant of OK1.
    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/okay

    Jan 23 13, 10:42 AM
    mariappank511

    		Open Key in Telegraphs in 1860s
    http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/22/messages/907.html

    Jan 25 13, 9:24 PM

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