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- How a cheesy joke from the 1830s became the most widely spoken word in the world.Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOOK is thought to be the most widely recognized word on the planet. We use it to communicate with each other, as well as our technology. But it actually started out as a language fad in the 1830’s of abbreviating words incorrectly. Young intellectuals in Boston came up with several of these abbreviations, including “KC” for “knuff ced,” “OW” for “oll wright,” and KY for “know yuse.” But thanks to its appearance in Martin Van Buren’s 1840 presidential re-election campaign as the incumbents new nickname, Old Kinderhook, OK outlived its abbreviated comrades. Later, widespread use by early telegraph operators caused OK to go mainstream, and its original purpose as a neutral affirmative is still how we use it today. Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com.Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyEFollow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06oOr Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H
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Another popular false origin of OK comes from the American Civil War (1861-1865) which says that soldiers returning from battle would report "0K" (zero killed). And there's a few from around the world, too. Like the Greek "όλα καλά (óla kalá) which means "all good," the Scottish "och aye," which means "oh yes," and even a French-named seaport in Haiti, Aux Cayes. While these are all pretty interesting and might indicate why "OK" was so easily adapt...
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so a meme in 1830 became the most used word in the world
Teixeira 👌🏻
More importantly it was a dead meme as it stopped being an inside joke
So "OK is one of the oldest memes that have survived to this day.
language is a meme
Nahh throwing pommel is the oldest meme.
And I thought O.K. was a shortcut for 'okay'
Kk means "cancer" in Dutch. Bye.
@LeSethX kk
Are you telling me that "ok" is a meme made by ye olde shitposters
Indeed
idk y i laughed at this😂
Me:I want some mind blowing factsVox: OK
Marissa Bustamante thanks mate, have a nice day 👍
Lmao underrated comment
*Mentions how K used to replace C's in advertising*Me: Oh, so THAT'S why it's spelt the Krusty Krab
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34 seconds into the video and the word OK already sounds so weird to me.
@Bo Y. true stuff
ok.
“The Krave for K is a visual strategy”The kadarshians did research before naming their daughters huh
Your on some good LSD with that one.
I wouldn't give them that much credit...
so whyyyy did my high school English take off marks when i wrote "O.K" instead of "okay"
Your comment is infested with grammar nazis
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