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UNINA9910459499003321 |
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Metcalf Allan A |
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OK [[electronic resource] ] : the improbable story of America's greatest word / / Allan Metcalf |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
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1-282-79476-0 |
9786612794766 |
0-19-970329-9 |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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English language - United States - Etymology |
English language - Usage |
Americanisms |
Electronic books. |
United States History Terminology |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction: The ABCs of OK; 2. A Saturday Morning in Boston; 3. 1840: Old Kinderhook Is OK; 4. Hoax: Andrew Jackson's Misspelling; 5. Aesthetics: The Look and Sound of OK; 6. False Origins; 7. The Business of OK; 8. O.K. Clubs; 9. The Literary OK; 10. Oklahoma Is OK; 11. Okey-Dokey; 12. Modern OK Literature; 13. The Practical OK; 14. The World-and England; 15. The Lifemanship OK; 16. The Psychological OK; 17. The American Philosophy; Index |
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It is said to be the most frequently spoken (or typed) word on the planet, more common than an infant's first word ma or the ever-present beverage Coke. It was even the first word spoken on the moon. It is ""OK""-- the most ubiquitous and invisible of American expressions, one used countless times every day. Yet few of us know the secret history of OK--how it was coined, what it stood for, and the amazing extent of its influence. Allan Metcalf, a renowned popular writer on language, here traces the evolution of America's most popular word, writing with brevity and wit, and ranging across Ameri |
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UNISA996248028903316 |
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Salvian, of Marseilles, <approximately 400-approximately 480.> |
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On the government of God [[electronic resource] ] : a treatise wherein are shown by argument and by examples drawn from the abandoned society of the times the ways of God toward His creatures / / indited by Salvian, Presbyter of Marseilles and master of bishops, as a warning and counsel ; this fifth century polemic done into English by Eva M. Sanford |
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New York, : Columbia University Press, 1930 |
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Providence and government of God |
Christian life - History - Early church, ca. 30-600 |
Rome Social conditions |
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Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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