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Wishing you an OK day on March 23 — National OK Day! 👍

Back in 1839, the Boston Morning Post published the first known instance of "OK" (writing it "o.k."). It was an abbreviation for the joking misspelling of "all correct": "oll korrekt."

Check out the whole story of how "OK" survived when similar funny abbreviations faded away:

Read: grammar-girl.simplecast.com/ep…

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This is what happens when I design my own social media images <cringe emoji>: A bright yellow background and playful purple dots in the corners. Bold, stylized text at the top reads "HAPPY OK DAY" in purple with a green shadow. Below that, the date "March 23" is centered between two sets of decorative green dotted arrows pointing inward. Or is it not centered? I can't tell anymore. At the bottom of the image, three cartoonish 3D hands with thumbs up are on a circular yellow platform.

Why we say ‘OK.’ How tea shaped English slang. Poetry winner

Podcast Episode · Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing · 03/18/2025 · 17m
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