Comments on: Most common word in the world! http://hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/ Marina Orlova - Not your typical philologist. Etymology, philology, word origins, origin of, hot teacher. Thu, 17 May 2012 05:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Plakides http://hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-196819 Plakides Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:26:00 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-196819 OK comes from the Greek "Ola Kala" - everything's fine. More greek words have filtered into the English language than from any other language, including the Latin words most of which were Greek in the first place. OK comes from the Greek “Ola Kala” – everything’s fine.
More greek words have filtered into the English language than from any other language, including the Latin words most of which were Greek in the first place.

]]> By: grаvìtуbâ—‹y http://hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-180044 grаvìtуbâ—‹y Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:56:08 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-180044 You have the blue enlightened eyes of Dune... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np9zFPzcNug You have the blue enlightened eyes of Dune…

]]> By: iluv2cutfarts http://hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-174565 iluv2cutfarts Mon, 10 May 2010 08:12:25 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-174565 OK. . .I'll keep coming back for more! :) OK. . .I’ll keep coming back for more!

:)

]]> By: leoNard http://hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-165885 leoNard Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:49:47 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-165885 William and Mary Morris, in the Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins (1977), mention the OK Club and give several other theories as well, including the off-the-wall idea that OK comes from<b> "Aux Cayes," a port in Haiti</b> noted for its rum. They imply the matter is still shrouded in mystery. ....<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeJBd746-4w" rel="nofollow">little boots {EARTHQUAKE]</a> :cool: hOTfORwORDS is alright :lol: :lol: :smile: :grin: :grin: Okeh (pronounced 'okay') was founded by Otto K. E. Heinemann (1877-1965), a German-American manager for the U.S. branch of German-owned Odeon Records. As World War I raged in Europe, Heinemann thought it best to have an American based company. He incorporated the Otto Heinemann Phonograph Corporation in 1916, set up his own recording studio and gramophone record pressing plant in New York City, and introduced the company's line of records for public sale in September 1918. Heinemann formed the name of the record label "Okeh", from his initials; early disc labels rendered the name as OkeH. The first discs were vertical cut. In 1919 Okeh switched to the lateral cut method of sound recording, more usual for disc records. That same year the name of the label's owning company was changed to the General Phonograph Corporation. The name on the labels was changed to OKeh. The common 10-inch discs retailed for 75 cents each; the 12-inch discs for $1.25. <blockquote>thought this before http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okeh_Records </blockquote> g00dkNite William and Mary Morris, in the Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins (1977), mention the OK Club and give several other theories as well, including the off-the-wall idea that OK comes from “Aux Cayes,” a port in Haiti noted for its rum. They imply the matter is still shrouded in mystery. ….little boots {EARTHQUAKE] :cool: hOTfORwORDS is alright :lol: :lol: :smile: :grin: :grin:
Okeh (pronounced ‘okay’) was founded by Otto K. E. Heinemann (1877-1965), a German-American manager for the U.S. branch of German-owned Odeon Records. As World War I raged in Europe, Heinemann thought it best to have an American based company. He incorporated the Otto Heinemann Phonograph Corporation in 1916, set up his own recording studio and gramophone record pressing plant in New York City, and introduced the company’s line of records for public sale in September 1918. Heinemann formed the name of the record label “Okeh”, from his initials; early disc labels rendered the name as OkeH. The first discs were vertical cut. In 1919 Okeh switched to the lateral cut method of sound recording, more usual for disc records. That same year the name of the label’s owning company was changed to the General Phonograph Corporation. The name on the labels was changed to OKeh. The common 10-inch discs retailed for 75 cents each; the 12-inch discs for $1.25.

thought this before http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okeh_Records

g00dkNite

]]> By: XinC http://hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-165257 XinC Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:48:34 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-165257 I like this research, but really you look as cute as a baby in this video I like this research, but really you look as cute as a baby in this video

]]> By: titan1912 http://hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-156202 titan1912 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:04:38 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-156202 I read that the term, "O.K." is from the 8th President of the United Stated, Martin Van Buren. Martin Van Buren grew up in a city called Kinderhook and as Martin became an adult he agined a nickname, "Old Kinderhook", based on the facts that he had become old and in recognition on where he grew up. When Martin became prrsident, instead of signing his full name to all of the documents, he substituted the first letter in "old" and the first letter in "kinderhook". So, Martin would sign all the documents "O.K.", and that is where the term OK came from. I read that the term, “O.K.” is from the 8th President of the United Stated, Martin Van Buren. Martin Van Buren grew up in a city called Kinderhook and as Martin became an adult he agined a nickname, “Old Kinderhook”, based on the facts that he had become old and in recognition on where he grew up. When Martin became prrsident, instead of signing his full name to all of the documents, he substituted the first letter in “old” and the first letter in “kinderhook”. So, Martin would sign all the documents “O.K.”, and that is where the term OK came from.

]]> By: leonard http://hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-154150 leonard Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:30:54 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-154150 thanks and I hope the best to(for) you... :cry: <blockquote>I go to funeral today...very good friend had liver cancer</blockquote>...I know another native that wrote some message such as...May the spirite ride... thanks and I hope the best to(for) you… :cry:
I go to funeral today…very good friend had liver cancer

…I know another native that wrote some message such as…May the spirite ride…

]]> By: pennsyltucky9 http://hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-154146 pennsyltucky9 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:49:19 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-154146 HI Leonard, Thanks for asking. My best friend is dying. :sad: That's why you don't see much of me on the site these days. Better days, my friend. -P9 HI Leonard,

Thanks for asking. My best friend is dying. :sad: That’s why you don’t see much of me on the site these days. Better days, my friend.

-P9

]]> By: leonard http://hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-154142 leonard Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:36:46 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-154142 Very good...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dyo_xZnvsA&feature=PlayList&p=635B441FC851D18B" rel="nofollow">Bobbie Gentry - Niki Hoeky</a>...A native American wrote this song....<b>OK</b>...is everything ok---'pennski7'?.<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxLGyO1zJS4&feature=PlayList&p=A988067C929BFC6F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=14" rel="nofollow">FOR REDBONE FANS,THEIR VERSION OF NIKI HOEKY. BIG HIT IN THE U.S. FOR P.J.PROBY. ALSO RECORDED BY ARETHA FRANKLIN, BOBBY GENTRY, BURTON CUMMINGS,ETC....</a> :cool: ok!...the dutch between languages of roman{latin} and germanics...where are GREEKS...? Very good…Bobbie Gentry – Niki Hoeky…A native American wrote this song….OK…is everything ok—’pennski7′?.FOR REDBONE FANS,THEIR VERSION OF NIKI HOEKY. BIG HIT IN THE U.S. FOR P.J.PROBY. ALSO RECORDED BY ARETHA FRANKLIN, BOBBY GENTRY, BURTON CUMMINGS,ETC…. :cool: ok!…the dutch between languages of roman{latin} and germanics…where are GREEKS…?

]]> By: okaywonk http://hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-138105 okaywonk Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:55:05 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/08/24/most-common-word-in-the-world/#comment-138105 Why are we still treating this like a controversy? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/503/what-does-ok-stand-for (For the record, Marina's last explanation was half-right and half-wrong. The half-right part was half-incomplete.) Why are we still treating this like a controversy?

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/503/what-does-ok-stand-for

(For the record, Marina’s last explanation was half-right and half-wrong. The half-right part was half-incomplete.)

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