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From: colonel@gloria.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman)
Newsgroups: net.nlang,net.nlang.africa
Subject: Re: Derivation of O.K.
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Date: Wed, 19-Jun-85 13:21:11 EDT
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> I just read that the word "Okay" stems from the Wolof word "wawkay",
> which means "by all means", or "certainly."  The word was brought into
> American English by slaves brought over from West Africa.  Does anybody
> know more about this?  Does anybody know of any other possible sources
> of the use of "O.K." in English?
> 
> Debra Ansen

Before we revive this futile discussion, tell us: Why do you want to know?
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Col. G. L. Sicherman
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