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    The document consists of multiple sources that discuss the origins and history of the word "OK". Several theories are presented for where the term came from, including that it originated from the Choctaw Native American language or was coined in Boston in 1839. The sources explore how OK started as a local term in the U.S. and eventually became used globally as a quick, informal way to express agreement or approval. OK is now considered one of the most widely known words in the world.

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    Adams, C. (2020, July 28). What does “OK” stand for? The Straight Dope.

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    BBC News (2011, February 18). How “OK” took over the world. Retrieved September 11, 2022,

    from https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-12503686

    Beaver, D., & Beaver, D. (n.d.). Language Log » Not OK. Retrieved September 11, 2022, from

    https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2979

    Covarrubias, M. (n.d.). Wishydig. Retrieved September 11, 2022, from

    http://wishydig.blogspot.com/2007/08/ok-lets-continue.html

    Definition and etymology of ok (n.d.). Etymonline. Retrieved September 11, 2022, from

    https://www.etymonline.com/word/ok

    Greene, C. G. (1839, March 23). [About Providence Journal]. Boston Morning Post.

    Kiesling, S. F. (2011, August 1). Words Are Ok, Ok? American Speech, 86(3), 377–380.

    https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-1503946

    Matcalf, A. M. (2010, October 11). OK: The Improbable Story of America’s Greatest Word (1st

    ed.). Oxford University Press.

    Mencken, H. L. (1949, September 24). The Life and Times of O.K. The New Yorker. Retrieved

    September 11, 2022, from https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1949/10/01/the-life-and-

    times-of-o-k

    Morris, W. (1988, May 17). Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins (Subsequent). Collins

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    NPR. (2010, November 20). OK: How Two Letters Made “America’s Greatest Word.” NPR.org.

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    two-letters-made-america-s-greatest-word?t=1658179079310

    Nuwer, R. (2014, November 6). How the Word “OK” Was Invented 175 Years Ago. Smithsonian

    Magazine. Retrieved September 11, 2022, from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-

    news/how-word-ok-was-invented-175-years-ago-180953258/

    OK definition: 1. used to show that you agree with something or agree to do something: 2. used to

    check that. (2022, September 7). Retrieved September 11, 2022, from

    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ok

    Partridge, E. (1959). Origins: a short etymological dictionary of modern English (2nd ed.) [Pdf].

    New York : Macmillan.

    The Global Language Monitor (2020, April 8). OK Archives. Retrieved September 11, 2022, from

    https://languagemonitor.com/ok/

    Wouk, H. (2022, September 11). The Caine Mutiny (Later printing). Sears Reader Club.

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