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Show The Origin of "O. K," The Ilostcn Herald thinks it has traced the origin of "O. K." and ,it does not spring from nn t.isy spelling of "all correct." According tit th Her aid It Is Choctaw. Thnro Is In thai language a word, "Okch," ,, which means "It Is correct," or "I agreo or approve." It Is often uetl n'lonc to give assent or approval to a suggestion sugges-tion or proposal. "Okeh" was in common com-mon use among whites wlm had dealings deal-ings with the Choctaws jnore than thirty years beforo I he Van Iluren campaign. It was a convenient expression ex-pression wheto parties understood each other's language imperfectly, nnd was used to mean "I ttudcrstnud you nnd approve of what you say," or "I understand jour statement nnd vouch for Its cotrectnrss." |