@camelCaseGuy to Today I [email protected] • 1 year 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.orgmessage-square4arrow-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.org@camelCaseGuy to Today I [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square4file-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year 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”
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.