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They do indeed. The historical record shows that "OK" appeared as an abbreviation for oll korrect (a consciously humurous misspelling of "all correct") in Boston newspapers in 1839, and was reinterpreted as "Old Kinderhook" (nickname of Martin Van Buren) in the 1840 United States presidential election.

[QUOTE="BrianH, post: 2091722, member: 64960"] They do indeed. The historical record shows that "OK" appeared as an abbreviation for oll korrect (a consciously humurous misspelling of "all correct") in Boston newspapers in 1839, and was reinterpreted as "Old Kinderhook" (nickname of Martin Van Buren) in the 1840 United States presidential election. [/QUOTE]

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