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Besides yes and no, Okay is probably the most popular English word in the world. But where did it come from? Traditionally, linguists hold their own opinions.

Some people say that okay was invented by Indians. There is such an Indian tribe named Chocktaw, who lives in the rich Mississippi River valley and lives by planting and fishing. Whenever there is a problem, the leader of Chocktaw will sit down with the tribal leader to discuss it. If someone agrees with others, they will nod and say "Okeh", which means "That's it". When Europeans first arrived in America, they heard a lot of Indian words and developed them into English words. Today, the names of many cities, rivers and mountains in the United States are derived from Indian languages.

There is also a credible saying: the word Okay was invented by a political group in the19th century. A man named Martin Van Buren will run for president. His supporters set up a club to promote him. The name of the club is "Okay Club". It is said that the letters O and K are taken from Van Buren's hometown and his birthplace, Old Kinderhook, new york.

For such a popular word, naturally everyone may have their own story. However, I believe that the whole world will agree that okay is a pure American vocabulary and an excellent example of words crossing different languages. There is only one thing to be reminded: OK is commonly used in spoken English. In written language, we can use words such as consent, approval, approval and compliance to make it more formal.

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There is also the following explanation:

In boxing, knocking down an opponent to win is called konck-out, or KO for short, or writing kayo, which can be used as a noun (he won by K.O.), a verb (the champion beat him in the third round by K.O.D.), or an adjective (that was a K.O. punch).

Just turn KO upside down. There is no doubt that OK is the most popular and useful two letters in American English. When people talk to you, you should say OK-yes, good, right, not bad, good, come on, come on ... It may contain various meanings. OK can also be written in different ways: OK, okey, okeh, oke. You can also play tricks and call it okey-doke or okey-dokey What exactly did the letters OK originally stand for? American English experts and dictionary editors have done many different textual researches, and each explanation is legendary. The following is the record:

1. Sailing trade in New England. Silk tea was shipped from China, and sugar and wine were imported from Dominica in Central America, among which the top grade came from Haikou and the place name was Aux Cayes (pronounced OK).

2. During the civil war more than 100 years ago, there was a biscuit manufacturer named Orrin Kendall (abbreviated as OK). His products are very popular in the wholesale army as food, and every biscuit is printed with the letter OK as a trademark.

Third, during the pioneering period in the western United States, there was an Indian chief nicknamed "Old Cook". He is honest. Every white man signed a treaty with him with the letter OK and never broke his word.

Fourth, Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, served as a court document in his early years. After each record was verified correctly, he recognized the word OK, indicating that it was Oll Korrect. Later, when Jackson was running for president, some people on the other side used this legend to slander him, saying that he was an uneducated person and wrote something else.

5. The "choctaw" tribe of Indians has the word "Okeh", which means "right!" Many years later, President Wilson read the official document and approved it with the word Okeh.

Sixth, when the eighth President Van Buren ran for the second time in 1840, his supporters organized the Democratic Party O.K. Club to support his campaign. OK this refers to Van Buren's hometown, a village called Old-Kinder-hook in New York State.

Of the above anecdotes about OK, most American English authorities think the last one about Van Buren is the most reliable. Regardless of the origin of OK, these two letters may be the most popular American words that spread all over the world through two world wars and the spread of American movies.