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    OK originated as a joke in an 1839 Boston newspaper editorial and gained widespread use and acceptance during the 1840 presidential campaign, helped by the growing telegraph industry. It was intended to mean "acceptable" rather than "delicious" and became popularized as a way to quickly approve or acknowledge messages over telegraph.

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    OK originated as a joke in an 1839 Boston newspaper editorial and gained widespread use and acceptance during the 1840 presidential campaign, helped by the growing telegraph industry. It was intended to mean "acceptable" rather than "delicious" and became popularized as a way to quickly approve or acknowledge messages over telegraph.

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    OK originated as a joke in an 1839 Boston newspaper editorial and gained widespread use and acceptance during the 1840 presidential campaign, helped by the growing telegraph industry. It was intended to mean "acceptable" rather than "delicious" and became popularized as a way to quickly approve or acknowledge messages over telegraph.

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    1.

    "OK" is actually an editorial joke that inadvertently went viral. (T)


    2. OK first appeared in a satirical piece that was published in the North
    Carolina Gazette in 1839. (F - Boston Morning Post)
    3. The spotlight of 1840’s presidential campaign set OK on the path to
    linguistic stardom. (T)
    4. “The food is OK” means it is delicious. (F - acceptable)
    5. Telegraph helped popularize “OK” and give it functional use. (T)

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