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Re: 'till going.....

LukeJavan8 #198056 03/06/11 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8
(well except for OK, and maybe a couple of
others).

Haha OK is actually short for oll korrect from a slang splurge in the late 1830s in Boston and New York where they abbrieviated common phrases with deliberate, jocular misspellings, oll korrect - ok, KG (no go) spelt as know go The noun is first attested 1841; the verb 1888, and FUN FACT: Greek immigrants to America, on returning home with USA slang words were known as the okay-boys...

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Is ( ' ) still necessary? Candy 02/07/11 10:37 AM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? BranShea 02/07/11 11:45 AM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Faldage 02/07/11 11:58 AM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/07/11 03:39 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Faldage 02/08/11 12:19 AM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/08/11 02:26 AM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Buffalo Shrdlu 02/07/11 01:34 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Tromboniator 02/07/11 10:33 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Tromboniator 02/08/11 08:09 AM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Candy 02/08/11 12:13 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Tromboniator 02/15/11 07:22 AM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/08/11 03:57 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Jackie 02/08/11 03:34 AM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/08/11 03:53 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/08/11 03:54 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? sindu 02/08/11 11:17 AM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/08/11 04:13 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/14/11 06:32 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Faldage 02/15/11 11:28 AM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/15/11 04:07 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Candy 02/26/11 10:54 AM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/26/11 04:04 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Buffalo Shrdlu 02/26/11 07:27 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/27/11 12:35 AM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Zed 03/03/11 07:25 AM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? bexter 03/03/11 09:39 AM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Candy 03/03/11 09:43 AM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Faldage 02/26/11 01:17 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Candy 02/26/11 01:26 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/26/11 04:03 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? Buffalo Shrdlu 02/28/11 03:56 AM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 02/28/11 04:02 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? bexter 03/02/11 01:24 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? zmjezhd 03/02/11 02:18 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? bexter 03/02/11 02:20 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? tsuwm 03/02/11 05:39 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 03/02/11 08:29 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 03/02/11 04:34 PM

Re: Is ( ' ) still necessary? LukeJavan8 03/02/11 04:14 PM

Re: tilling the the soil zmjezhd 03/03/11 03:55 PM

Re: tilling the the soil LukeJavan8 03/03/11 04:07 PM

Re: tilling the the humor zmjezhd 03/03/11 04:36 PM

Re: tilling the the humor tsuwm 03/03/11 04:51 PM

Re: tilling the the choomer zmjezhd 03/03/11 05:09 PM

Re: tilling the the humor LukeJavan8 03/03/11 05:51 PM

'till going..... Candy 03/04/11 12:19 PM

Re: 'till going..... bexter 03/04/11 01:03 PM

Re: 'till going..... LukeJavan8 03/04/11 04:06 PM

Re: 'till going..... Faldage 03/05/11 11:33 AM

Re: 'till going..... LukeJavan8 03/05/11 03:57 PM

Re: 'till going..... Candy 03/06/11 12:50 AM

Re: 'till going..... LukeJavan8 03/06/11 03:46 PM

Re: 'till going..... bexter 03/06/11 11:39 AM

Re: 'till going..... LukeJavan8 03/06/11 04:20 PM

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