We use
the term OK in every field.
I am
OK. By Using the phrase OK it is meant I
am well.
‘Okay’ or spelled ‘OK,’ ‘O.K.’ denotes approval,
acceptance, agreement, assent, or acknowledgment.
As an adjective, ‘okay’ means ‘adequate,’ or ‘acceptable. For example, ‘this is
okay to send,’ It also conveys ‘mediocre’ often in contrast to ‘good’ for
example ‘the food was okay’. It also
functions as an adverb in this sense. As an interjection, it can denote compliance ‘Okay, I will do that’, or it may imply
agreement, for example ‘Okay, that's
good’. As a verb and noun it means ‘assent’. For example, ‘The boss okayed the purchase,’
and, ‘The boss gave his okay to the purchase.’ It can also be used with
appropriate voice tone—such as sarcasm or a questioning tone—to show doubt or to seek confirmation, assent and approval, for
example ‘Okaay?’ or ‘Is that okay?’
There is no
consensus on its origin It is believed
that in the First World War the casualty figures were shown daily on a giant
board in public as under:
Zero is pronounced
as Oh. For example 903=nine oh three. Apply Oh below for Zero.
Date.
Casuality Status. No. Killed./injured.
12-12-1914 - 0 K
13-12-1914. - 5 K
Zero is
pronounced as Oh. Therefore No. of
Killed on 12_12_1914 is OK ,=zero killed.
That is how term
OK came into usage..
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