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Here in this episode we cover the history of one of the most versatile words in the English language. Curious to know what O.K. means?  Listen to the episode to find out! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_proposed_etymologies_of_OK https://www.history.com/news/the-birth-of-ok-175-years-ago https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/the-hilarious-history-of-ok-okay https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2017/11/16/ok-is-a-four-letter-word/ https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-12503686
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