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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://zirk.us/users/grammargirl/statuses/116278906535897463">Mignon Fogarty (grammargirl@zirk.us)'s status on Monday, 23-Mar-2026 23:49:09 JST</a><a href="https://zirk.us/@grammargirl" title="grammargirl@zirk.us"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/85932-48-20231024091441.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Mignon Fogarty" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Mignon Fogarty</a></section><article><p>On this day (March 23) the word "OK" first appeared in the Boston Morning Post in 1839, and author Allan Metcalf, who wrote a whole book about "OK," promoted today at "OK Day."</p><p>It all started as a funny misspelling: "oll korrekt" (think of it as 19th-century text speak). </p><p>Read more: <a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/is-ok-okay/" rel="nofollow">https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/is-ok-okay/</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6261129#notice-12338060">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-03-23T23:49:09+09:00" title="Monday, 23-Mar-2026 23:49:09 JST">about 7 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://zirk.us/@grammargirl/116278906535897463" rel="external" title="Sent from zirk.us via ActivityPub">zirk.us</a></span></span><a href="https://zirk.us/@grammargirl/116278906535897463">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: www.quickanddirtytips.com</div><h5><a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/is-ok-okay/">Is 'OK' Okay?</a></h5><div></div></header><div>"OK" and "okay" are both correct, but "OK" came first, and the story of where it came from is worth reading! - Quick and Dirty Tips.</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Mignon Fogarty (grammargirl@zirk.us)'s status on Monday, 23-Mar-2026 23:49:09 JST Mignon Fogarty
On this day (March 23) the word "OK" first appeared in the Boston Morning Post in 1839, and author Allan Metcalf, who wrote a whole book about "OK," promoted today at "OK Day."
It all started as a funny misspelling: "oll korrekt" (think of it as 19th-century text speak).
Read more: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/is-ok-okay/
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