camelCaseGuy to Today I learned@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoTIL that “OK” is said to be the most widely spoken word in the world, having been adopted as a loanword in mamy languages. However, the etymology of the word is uncertain.en.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up132arrow-down1external-linkTIL that “OK” is said to be the most widely spoken word in the world, having been adopted as a loanword in mamy languages. However, the etymology of the word is uncertain.en.m.wikipedia.orgcamelCaseGuy to Today I learned@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square4linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoThe most compelling explanation of the etymology that I’ve seen is that there was a meme where people would deliberately misspell short phrases, and one of the most common ones was to spell “All Correct” as “Oll Korrect”
minus-squarefubolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoThey didn’t just have lolspeak; they also had cat memes.
The most compelling explanation of the etymology that I’ve seen is that there was a meme where people would deliberately misspell short phrases, and one of the most common ones was to spell “All Correct” as “Oll Korrect”
They didn’t just have lolspeak; they also had cat memes.