The history of OK👌

“OK” is one of the most ubiquitous words in the English language but it has one of the most complicated etymologies. So, where does it come from? The word “OK” comes from the English phrase – “all correct”. And it took a pretty complicated route to get there. In the early to mid-1800s, purposeful misspellings were considered very funny. “All correct” became “Orl korrect” or “Ole kurreck.” The rise of computers has also helped “OK” evolve even more. One version that became popular on the internet in the 90s was “KK”, which was an abbreviation of “K, Kewl.” Overall, its flexibility makes “OK” so appealing especially over text. It can be an enthusiastic “OK” or a begrudging “K.” or perfectly neutral “OK.” “OK”是英语当中使用最普遍的单词之一，但是它有最复杂的词源说明。 “OK”这个单词来自于英语词组——“all correct”。它经历了一段相当复杂的过程才到达了这个境地。从19世纪早期到中期，故意的拼写错误令人觉得很有趣。“All correct”变成了“Orl correct”或者“Ole kurreck”。 电脑的兴起同样促进了“OK”的进一步发展。20世纪90年代，在互联网上流行的一个版本是“KK”，它是“K, Kewl”的缩写。 总的来说，“OK”的灵活性使之变得很受欢迎，尤其是在短信中。它可以是一声热情的“OK”，或者一声抱怨的“K”，或者一声非常中性的“OK”。